Category: Travels
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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…
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Saigon, Vietnam 2012
I was so lucky to have my dear friend Dave (globejotting.com) guiding our way in Saigon. He found us a nice place to stay in a great location (An An Hotel, operates Elegant Travel and made our Hanoi hotel and Ha Long Bay cruise reservations). We had dinner at 333 cafe with Dave’s Vietnamese friends,…
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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2013
At midnight, Saturday, Jan 12, 2013, I toasted my official attaining-40-year-old status with tequila that my neighbors had brought us from their trip to Cabo for her 40th a few weeks ago. Now it was my turn to relax with some sun! Of course, I wasn’t packed yet… When its 27 F out and I…
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Travel Seeds, Planted
This is really embarrassing to admit…. I didn’t always love travel.. When I was 10 years old, I would water the flowers for my retired neighbors while they were on vacation. Being the oldest of 5 kids and having young parents, our life was about building our family, our house, accumulating. Seven people require…