Month: June 2014

  • Ha Long Bay, Vietnam 2012

    Ha Long Bay, Vietnam 2012

    From Hanoi, we took a 3.5 hour tour bus with A Class Tours (aclasscruise.com) to Ha Long Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin. We booked this through our hotel in Saigon, so I did zero research and was keeping my fingers crossed that things would turn out ok.  We were on a boat called Opera, named…

  • Hanoi, Vietnam 2012

    Hanoi, Vietnam 2012

    Our hotel balcony looked down over the street. A perfect way to get oriented to the chaos, sitting above it all with a drink in hand. When we were in Saigon, Kailee went out with a group of people and met someone from Hanoi. Through the wonders of Facebook, they were able to reconnect. She…

  • Mekong Delta 2012

    Mekong Delta: We took a 4 hour bus (for $6) from Ho Chi Min City to Can Tho and then a taxi to Hung’s Homestay. We stayed in little bamboo cabins that hang over the river.     A very smiley 5 year old boy was eager to make friends – we played cards out…