As we prepare for this year’s Thanksgiving I can’t help but think of our Thanksgiving feast from last year. Last year we ate at the Texas BarBQ & Steaks Restaurant in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Nha Trang Vietnam is a beach resort town in Southern Vietnam. I did not know this …
Tonight is the beginning of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. As I have been preparing for this holiday it has caused me to reflect on the religious celebrations, religious icons, and religious devotion we have seen around the world. For my traveling Tuesday post today I thought I would take …
On October 14th we landed in Beijing. Our original intention was to tour China, Tibet, Hong Kong and Angkor Wat with Sarah’s mom and aunt and then hit Thailand and maybe another country before leaving in February, just long enough to reset our Schengen visas. Instead we spent 187 days …
You’ve probably seen pictures of Ha Long bay at some point, or at least of landscapes a lot like it. Turquoise waters with limestone karsts jutting dramatically out of the water. Often there’s a fishing or tourist boat cruising through the photo. Well we didn’t go there, we went to …
There are a lot of cool things about Hanoi, but I want to take a few minutes to tell you about one of the most interesting – the toilets. When you’re out for drinks and conversation it is inevitable that you’ll eventually need to visit the restroom. In many places …
Hey everyone! We are in Vietnam and so far it’s been great. We spent 3 days in Saigon (AKA Ho Chi Minh City), which was very interesting. We couchsurfed one night with a very nice guy who lived two buses away from city center. It was cool to see a …