Liz and I visited Hanoi three times while in Vietnam; all three were short visits between other excursions. Hanoi is a beautiful city and the only city in Vietnam I’ve visited before. When in Hanoi in 1999 I accidentally ordered…
Halong Bay
Halong Bay is certainly one of the big tourist destinations in Southeast Asia and one of the top destinations for Liz and I on this trip. A UNESCO site and home to awe inspiring geography/geology. We opted to take a…
Danang and Hue
Danang overtook Hoi An as the primary port in Central Vietnam and with the current growth in the country has become the fastest growing city in the nation. It has all the hallmarks of a quickly growing city: rough city…
Hoi An
We spent a couple days getting in some of the scenery of the Central Vietnamese coast visiting Hoi An, Danang and Hue. The three cities are quite close to one another but have quite different characters and histories. We visited…
Sleeper not Sleeping
Night buses in Vietnam are probably not high on anyone’s list of things to do in life. The pros are of course that you save money on accommodation for the night and also save time on traveling while sleeping. There…
Delightful Dalat
Dalat was founded as a resort town during the French occupation of Vietnam. Ernest Hébrard was the urban planner, which helps to explain the very European feel of this mountain town. Dalat gets panned in some travel books/sites because of…
PHOTOS: Beach Week in Cambodia
I can recall countless moments during this trip when I prayed for respite from the suffocating heat and humidity of southeast Asia: during a midday move from one guesthouse to another in 100-degree Chiang Mai; in muggy Phayao where my skin felt like a sticky…
PHOTOS: Siem Reap and Phnom Penh – Cambodia
Chris and I spent several weeks in Cambodia touring Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and the Cambodian southern islands. In a country with such rich history, we had endless opportunities to marvel and reflect, to learn and appreciate, to meet incredible people…
Ho Chi Minh
I love cities. I like the hustle and bustle of people, the noise and chaos and the discovery in a new city of the possibility of discovering some new gem around every new corner. Ho Chi Minh delivers on all…
Cambodia
Liz and I have loved traveling around in Cambodia. From the ancient ruins of Angkor to the tragic killing fields to the beautiful islands and bustling city life. Our arrival in Cambodia hit my biggest traveller pet-peeve. We booked our…