The last time I flew across the Atlantic, my Detroit flight was delayed enough that I missed the once-a-day flight from Amsterdam to Istanbul and, therefore, the first day of my guided tour. So to keep Murphy from rearing his ugly head, I added a “nothing” day to make up for potentially missing my once-a-day […]...
So, why do I love Saigon? Mostly, I love that Saigon has managed to integrate a Western cosmopolitan atmosphere while making it its own and still staying charmingly Vietnamese. The combination speaks to me somehow on a visceral level. Nothing specific happened, I didn’t see anything specifically to make me fall in love; it was […]...
I was adopted by two lovely Vietnamese friends and their families today! Turns out, the hotel booked me in a “Vietnamese-only” tour of Diep Son (which I found out near the end of the day when one of my fellow adventurers asked me how I managed to be booked in a Vietnamese-only tour), so it […]...
Okay, this “disaster” was hilarious! After a delicious French (lemon crepes) and Vietnamese (spring rolls and tropical fruit) breakfast courtesy of my hotel, my latest tour guide, Turtle, showed up to take me on a bicycle ride around the Hoi An area that would focus on traditional Vietnamese life, with visits to farms and a […]...
Okay, I’m being a little melodramatic, but more on that later. When I went down to breakfast, an older British couple was already there and asked if I’d done the cooking tour yet. I told them that’s what I was doing that morning. Turns out, they were on my tour. Their names are John and […]...