Halong Bay, Vietnam
How do you follow up an amazing, too-good-to-be-true experience like the one I just had in Sapa? Simple answer: karaoke typhoon booze cruise. I knew that wherever I went after Sapa would be… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: August, 2010
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Sapa, Vietnam, Part 5
On my last morning in Sapa I had a quick breakfast at the hotel before heading out to meet Vi. I was worried she would still be upset, but – just as Ge… Continue reading
Sapa, Vietnam, Part 4
Vi, My and Chu masterminded the plan for my third day in Sapa: buy food at the local market, hike to a village called Ta Phin for a picnic lunch, then hire motorbikes… Continue reading
Sapa, Vietnam, Part 3
At the end of my first day in Sapa, my Hmong friend Chu asked, “What you do tomorrow?” “I don’t know,” I told her. “What do you think I should do?” “We trek… Continue reading
Sapa, Vietnam, Part 2
My six Hmong friends grew up in the same village – Ta Van, a three-hour hike from Sapa – and when I met them four years ago they all lived at home and… Continue reading
Sapa, Vietnam, Part 1
My visit to Sapa, Vietnam was the highlight of the trip I made to Southeast Asia four years ago. Sapa is a mountain town in the northern part of the country, very near… Continue reading
Hanoi, Vietnam
The night bus left Hue at 5pm on Friday and rolled into Hanoi at 7am on Saturday. After checking into a great little hotel recommended by my friend Tenley, who lived in Hanoi… Continue reading
Hue, Vietnam
My guidebook describes Hue as the “intellectual, cultural, and spiritual heart of Vietnam.” Fair enough, but all it took to impress me was a bridge that lights up and changes colors at night.… Continue reading
Hoi An, Vietnam
After 11 hours on the road, the night bus from Nha Trang pulled into Hoi An and spit us out at the city’s Sinh Café office. Not even 7am yet but the sharks… Continue reading
Nha Trang, Vietnam
“It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially molded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of… Continue reading