Category: Vietnam

August 24th, 2019 We got up early and checked out of our hotel by 7am.  We ate a quick breakfast and then went to the pickup spot for our day cruise.  I felt so lucky because we had the perfect sunshine weather!  It was hot, but that doesn’t matter as much when you’re on a…

August 23rd, 2019 Today we had an amazing day exploring Cat Ba Island from dawn till dusk!  And when I say dawn, I mean like 10am. It felt like we had been going since dawn by the end of the day for sure.  Our hotel came with breakfast and we had a nice coffee and…

August 22nd, 2019 Our day started at 2am when we had to get up for our very early flight to Hanoi.  My Grandad was stationed here during the war at Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base.  I looked it up to find it is now the civilian international airport here in Saigon.  I took a…

August 21, 2019 Today we wandered around the city finding some of the highlights.  We got our first Vietnamese coffee which is very good, and very strong!  Brendan and I both have to add water to any coffee we order here.  It’s a nice change to have real coffee since everywhere else in Asia has…

August 20th, 2019 We got up bright and early and took a shuttle from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Vietnam.  It was about a 6-hour journey and when we reached the border we had to carry all of our stuff while we walked across, and then run it through security…