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BackLog: Easy Riders, Day 1 – 7 Jan, 2011
Ok, I’ll be honest…our first hour or so on the bikes, I was really nervous. When I watch the video now, I can see how apparent that is. I look stiff and uncomfortable, maybe even a bit regretful we’d decided … Continue Reading
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BackLog: Easy Riders – 6 Jan 2011
We arrived in Nha Trang after a overnight bus ride that actually wasn’t so bad. In Vietnam, the overnight buses have beds that nearly recline completely, so we slept a bit and felt somewhat refreshed when we arrived.
At any … Continue Reading
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Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Day 2 – 5 Jan
The Mekong Delta – Day 2… Continue ReadingThe second morning of our Mekong trip, we had an even earlier wakeup call. We were headed for the area’s floating market, which gets started before the roosters (and there are A LOT of -
Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Day 1 – 4 Jan
The Mekong Delta – Day 1
Our day began early as we boarded a minivan in Ho Chi Minh City and set out for the Mekong Delta. Tours of the Mekong Delta are an incredibly popular part of most tourists’ … Continue Reading -
Road to Saigon & New Year’s Eve – 30-31 Dec
We didn’t want to be in transit for New Year’s, so we left Kep on December 28th and headed back to Phnom Penh for a brief stay before boarding yet another bus for the (hopefully) six hour journey across the … Continue Reading
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You may have been traveling for too long when….
you experience a very Brady moment!
Yesterday, I headed to the post office in Saigon to mail 4 packages home to the US. In Vietnam, the post office packs up all shipments for you, so you just turn up with … Continue Reading
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Happy New Year!
We spent New Year’s Eve in Saigon, Vietnam. We planned to have a quiet evening near our hotel, but the owner of the hotel convinced us we should venture into the mayhem of the city’s big celebration. We had … Continue Reading
