Timeline

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 Nu Eatery 4pm Michele went to Be Be Tailor 2…

December 1, 2015
Timeline

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 Mi Huynh Hoa 4pm Shiv did some work while Michele…

November 30, 2015
Letter

There’s Something Happening Here

What it is ain’t exactly clear. I have a distinct memory when I was young of my sister and I mockingly singing the chorus to Buffalo Springfield’s song For What it’s Worth during the car ride home from school. It was Grandma’s day to pick us up, and…

November 30, 2015
Timeline

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 Remnants Museum 5:30pm Ate some delicious pho at Pho Hoa…

November 29, 2015
Timeline

11.28.15

Weather: varied since we were moving between cities 4:30pm Flight to Bangkok 7:30pm Flight to Ho Chi Minh City 9:30pm Checked into LeBlanc Saigon 10pm Dinner with Jenn and Nick at the night market…

November 28, 2015
Letter

Feel the Vibe from Here to Asia

Dip trip flip fantasia. There are two big holidays in Northern Thailand that are celebrated: Loi Krathong and Yi Ping. They fall around the same time as the USA’s holiday of Thanksgiving, so Shiv and I found ourselves celebrating a lot of holidays in a…

November 28, 2015
Timeline

11.27.15

Weather: 86° and mostly cloudy 10am Watched the 2nd half of the BEARS BEATING THE PACKERS! 3pm Lunch at Curry Scoop, the place that’s always closed when we try to visit it 4pm Walked to Kad Suan Kaew again to actually get our passport photos taken this time…

November 27, 2015
Timeline

11.26.15

Weather: 91° and mostly sunny 11am Cereal with milk for breakfast at the apartment 11:30am Finishing up the new videos at the apartment + trip planning 3:30pm Went to MAYA to use their super-fast Internet speeds for uploading the new videos. Also grabbed a bite…

November 26, 2015
Letter

C’est La Vie Say the Old Folks

It goes to show you never can tell. It still amazes me that in just 1 hour’s time, we can be in a completely new country. And so we boarded the tiny Lao Airlines jet from Chiang Mai and landed 60 short minutes later…

November 26, 2015
Timeline

11.25.15

Weather: 91° and mostly sunny Pre-3:30pm Working on the blog: picture editing, video creation, newsletter writing 4:30pm Met up with our new friends, Kayne and Danny, for khao soi at Kao Soi Nimman 6-11pm Walked over to East Gate and explored the Loi Krathong festival…

November 25, 2015