This may have been the best Christmas week I have ever had. Not necessarily Christmas Day because no presents or family and friends, and no staying up till 3am playing boardgames – but still. Overall best Christmas ever!! We spent the…
Cambodia Impressions and Costs
We took the train from Beijing, China all the way down to Saigon. We trained from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and back. But to get through Cambodia, you have to take a bus. On day 104, we raced out of…
Siem Reap, Cambodia
We spent days 104 through 109 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. We passed our trip’s halfway point on day 106. This is our shortest stay in any country (I am not counting the 8 hour layover in Berlin as a stay). Our main objective…
FFFOOOOODD!! – by Anna
FFFFOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My absolute favorite subject. I am going to start in Sweden. The food in Sweden was not my favorite. That’s all I am going to say about that, so let’s get on to the good stuff. France’s food is…
Vietnam Impressions and Costs
Most of Vietnam was a great break for us from the big cities, since we spent 24 of our days on a boat, at the beach, or a short walk from it. From the moment we arrived, the pace was…
Gành Đỏ
We spent days 88 through 102 in a small fishing village (population approximately 1500) on the coast of Vietnam — about thirty steps from the front door landed our toes in the surf. When planning the trip, we thought a couple of scheduled breaks along…
The Vietnam War – by Caleb
As I wander around this tiny fishing village, I can’t stop noticing signs from a war that ended almost 40 years ago. From the fishermen using old rusty American ammunition boxes as tool boxes to the bullet holes in old…
Hoi An
We spent days 80 through 88 in Hoi An, Vietnam. It is a beautiful port town on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Hoi An is best known by tourists for its inexpensive hand-made-to-order clothing. We did not have any clothes made (long trip —…
Hanoi
I still can’t believe I’m writing this, but my nerves have finally calmed enough to get it down. I’ll start by saying that before the trip, our little family talked a lot about what we hoped wouldn’t happen on the…
Ha Long Bay – by Anna
On day 75 we arrived in Vietnam. Vietnam is officially my favorite place we have been so far. It was 100 degrees in mid November!! We went on a cruise in Ha Long Bay. The first day of the cruise we went…