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shivpkumar

  • Letter

    Staying Forever Young

    Singin’ songs underneath the sun. That’s exactly what we’ve been doing for the past two and a half months, and now Michele and I are back home in San Francisco, still processing everything that…

    January 10, 2016
  • Letter

    You Can’t, You Won’t, and You Don’t Stop

    Keep on and rockin’ the sure shot. The final leg of our Southeast Asia adventure happened in three quick snapshots – a whirlwind 26 hours through Bangkok’s neon-lit chaos, a sentimental farewell tour through…

    December 20, 2015
  • Letter

    Back to Life

    Back to reality. After a magical two days of cruising Bai Tu Long Bay on the Dragon Legend, we found ourselves back in Hanoi by late afternoon, checking into the La Selva Hotel. The…

    December 11, 2015
  • Timeline

    12.5.15

    Weather: 80s and mostly sunny 6:30am Woke up early to get the famous Hue soup, Bun Bo Hue, on Tran Cao Van 9am – 12:30pm Taxi to visit the tombs of Tu Duc and Khai Dinh 1:30pm Not…

    December 5, 2015
  • Timeline

    12.4.15

    Weather: low 80s and partly cloudy 7:30 – 11am Bus to Hue 11:30am Check into Orchid Hotel 12:30pm Traditional Hue lunch at Lac Thien 2 – 4:30pm Walked around the Imperial City 5pm Grabbed some…

    December 4, 2015
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    12.3.15

    Weather: high 80s and humid 12:30pm Hoi An bahn mi competition applicant #1: Phi Bahn Mi (the winner and best bahn mi of the trip) 1:30pm Hoi An bahn mi competition applicant #2: Madam Khanh…

    December 3, 2015
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    12.2.15

    Weather: high 80s and humid 9:30am Breakfast in our PJs at the hotel 10am Shiv had to do a little work at the hotel 11:30am Walked over to Thanh Van 1 Hotel and checked in 1pm…

    December 2, 2015
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    12.1.15

    Weather: high 80s and humid 12:30pm Arrived at the Da Nang train station and got in our private taxi to Hoi An 1:30pm Checked into Harmony Homestay 2:30pm A unique take on Vietnamese food at…

    December 1, 2015
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    11.30.15

    Weather: 90s and humid with occasional rain showers 10am The pho-for-breakfast tradition begins at Pho Hung 1:30pm Got pampered with massages at Temple Tree Spa 3pm Picked up bahn mis at the place Jenn recommended: Bahn…

    November 30, 2015
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    11.29.15

    Weather: 90s and humid with occasional rain showers 8am – 2pm Tour of Cu Chi Tunnels and a failed attempt to visit the Wind & Water Bar (sorry, Eric!) 2:30 – 5pm Visited the War…

    November 29, 2015