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Husband and wife…. traveling and eating our way around the globe
Category: VIETNAM
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Ninh Bình, Vietnam "The missing post" November 2013 This was a really good trip and I am not sure why it fell through the cracks in getting posted. Ninh Bình is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam and has some amazing scenery. It is about a…
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Saigon & the Mekong Delta, Vietnam Christmas & New Year 2014 This was a last minute trip. We realized D had a week of vacation left along with the Christmas/New Year holidays, so we wanted to go somewhere. Especially because this is our last Christmas in Asia! We pulled up…
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October 2014 – Sapa, Vietnam Sapa is a charming mountain town, surrounded by picturesque mountains and rice terraces and the most colorful ethnic minority hill tribes. Our niece, Erin visit from New York and we took her to Vietnam as her side trip. …
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Erin's Asian Adventure Part two – Hanoi When traveling with us, it's all about the food! Our first stop with Erin was our favorite little hole in the wall…. REALLY! Here is the kitchen: Where the specialty is …. pigeon! Erin gave…
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May/June 2013 Where do I begin…. with our buffalo ride? Or the motorcycle ride? The people? The temples? The beach? Or the beautiful scenery? This was a real vacation… meaning D did not have…
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Hue to De Nang On my previous post, I mentioned the motorcycle tour around Hue. Well, I let D and the motorcycle guys (Tim and Heui) talk me into scrapping the train ride back to De Nang and instead taking a 5-hour, fun-filled, exciting ride on the back of a motorcycle. D said…
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The sights, sounds, and colors of Saigon Now known as Ho Chi Minh City, it is the largest city in Vietnam with more than 7 million people living there. Many still call it Saigon, which I prefer – it sounds so exotic. This was a quick…
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Hanoi – Vietnam This was our first visit to Vietnam. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Each new country we go to we are amazed at how different and unique it is from the last. We arrived around 8:00 in the evening and were very…
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Hanoi – Vietnam There are over 6 million people living in Hanoi and 4.5 million motor bikes. Everyone has one. As soon as you step into the streets – the motor scooters start honking at you. We have never seen so many scooters in our lives. It is like a stream…
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The People of Vietnam We enjoyed meeting and talking to the locals. Not all could speak english, some spoke very little, but it didn't matter because a photo can speak a million words! the old – with wisdom and beauty and style! …
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