In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…
Country Round-Up: Vietnam
Statistics Days: 44. We arrived in Vietnam on April 28 and departed on June 10. Cities: 6. Hà Nội, Huế, Hội An, Đà Nẵng, Đà Lạt, and Hồ Chí Minh City. Apartment Rentals: 2. We had an AirBNB rental in…
Travel Day: Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam to Chicago, USA (June 10-11, 2017)
Our trip from Vietnam back to the USA was not very straightforward. Due to booking the cheapest tickets, we ended up with three flights and an overnight in China. All of our flights went smoothly and we didn’t encounter any…
Eating Our Way Across Vietnam
Taking six weeks to tour Vietnam from north to south gave us the wonderful opportunity to sample regional specialties everywhere we traveled. To those unfamiliar with Vietnamese cuisine, you are probably imaging bánh mì sandwiches and bowls of noodle soup…
Hồ Chí Minh City, Formerly Known as Sài Gòn
Depending on your age, you may know the capital of Vietnam as Sài Gòn, which is what many of the locals still call their city. Up until 1975, the entire world called it Saigon, when it was then renamed Hồ…
Going Crazy in Ðà Lạt
To break up our journey from Hoi An to Hồ Chí Minh City, we decided to spend a couple of days in the southern mountain city of Ðà Lạt (hereinafter Da Lat). Known for its coffee plantations and fresh clean…
Ðà Nẵng International Fireworks Festival
Many of you who know us may remember that Jon and I consider the 4th of July to be our anniversary date – both from dating and from when we got married. One of our first dates was with his…
Things to Do in Hội An
Jon and I spent one month living in Hội An (hereinafter Hoi An), Vietnam. During that time, we rented a motor scooter from our landlord which allowed us to easily get around town and explore. While we spent some days…