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Goodnight and Goodbye Vietnam

Goodnight and Goodbye Vietnam

Straight from a hotel room the size of a closet with barely enough room to walk sideways, here is part 2 of my bloggings on Vietnam. Highlights included trekking with local tribeswomen in Sapa, pirating our way through the crags of Halong Bay, touring ancient citadels, eating local foods (but …
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Pho Soup, Spring Rolls, Rice and Sandwiches…But no Dog

Pho Soup, Spring Rolls, Rice and Sandwiches…But no Dog

Local soup, known as pho, is the most common dish in Vietnam. Made with chicken or beef broth, it also contains noodles, simple veggies, chilies and some kind of meat. These bowls are slurped down at every corner and restaurant and usually cost less than $1…unless you’re a Western tourist …
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Interacting With The Locals in Vietnam is Downright Unpleasant

Interacting With The Locals in Vietnam is Downright Unpleasant

Nightclubs From the beginning, I had a tough time with most interactions we had with locals in Vietnam. Granted, most of the people we met were some form of shopkeeper and as soon as money was introduced to the equation the nice relationship became mean, rude and angry. However, due …
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Beautiful Buildings in Hue and Reliving 'Nam on a DMZ Tour

Beautiful Buildings in Hue and Reliving 'Nam on a DMZ Tour

During the bus ride to Hue we met Amelia, a fellow American, who we spent much of the next few days with. We arrived in town early, but most of the afternoon was spent trying to book our open ticket out to Hanoi the next day. Everywhere we went we …
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Just Passing Through Hanoi and a Shady Couchsurfer

Just Passing Through Hanoi and a Shady Couchsurfer

Our time in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, was mostly spent on the move. After a sleepless night in the front seat of our Open Ticket bus with Amelia, we had just enough time to catch the new Harry Potter movie before getting on yet another overnight bus to Sapa. …
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The Hills are Alive with Rice Fields and Local Tribeswomen in Sapa

The Hills are Alive with Rice Fields and Local Tribeswomen in Sapa

Our group was small and we had a private tour guide, but we left at the same time as a dozen other tours. Surrounding each group were a handful of Hmong tribeswomen, different from the ones who found us at the bus the day before.
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The Iconic Halong Bay

The Iconic Halong Bay

“No way,” was all we heard as a familiar face came running up to us at the bus stop in Hanoi where we were waiting for our tour bus to pick us up and take us to Halong Bay. It was Tony, who we had met five months earlier at …
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