Get Lost!
Don’t take it personally, but yes, I do want you to get lost. When you travel. Why? Some of my best experiences have happened when I’ve tried to get lost. Yes, I try to get lost. By this I mean we head out in a specific direction and take side streets, turns, etc., with no goal in mind other than to discover whatever we run into. Obviously, if I look down an alleyway and the hair rises on the back of my neck, we aren’t taking that...
Two years of nomadic life!
Can you believe it? I can’t! It seems like it was just yesterday when we left the US for Mexico to begin our nomadic life. Year #2 began while we were in Ecuador. Since then we’ve added 8 countries on 3 continents to Tigger’s passport: Ecuador Peru back to Mexico Spain Morocco France Thailand Malaysia back to Thailand and now we’re in Vietnam. For me the highlight of the last year was living on an oasis in Morocco for 2 months. It was...
Thoughts of an American in Vietnam on Liberation Day
I was a bit afraid to come to Vietnam. No, I wasn’t worried about being an American in Vietnam. It just seemed like there were plenty of horror stories occasionally mixed in with the “It’s an interesting place” vague ones. Okay, yes I was a little concerned about how I would be received. Not like I expected to be attacked or anything. It’s just. . . Complicated. Even though I was very young during the Vietnam War, it was still...
A hotel owner’s life in Hanoi
We had been in this small hotel for a couple of days. I enjoy this area because it’s full of daily life in Hanoi, even if that means it’s also really noisy. We came downstairs for breakfast and were greeted by the owner as usual, but this time I noticed his eyes appeared bloodshot. His movements lacked their usual energy, and the smile that was almost always on his face was noticeably absent. As we began eating, I asked if...
Should you choose to visit Bangkok or Hanoi?
Bangkok took a bit of time and multiple visits to grow on us. Our 1st trip was after a month on Koh Samui. I’m not a fan of big cities normally, so I just chalked it up to that. But our second time was definitely different, and we really enjoyed it. Now’ we’re in Vietnam which is a whole different world. So if you’ve ever wondered about visiting Bangkok or Hanoi, here’s my perspective. Noise Thailand has a calmer culture. You...
