Hanoi and Halong Bay
We ended our month in Vietnam with a couple days in Hanoi, and a couple days in the famed Halong Bay. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the country’s second … Read More
rice paddies
Sa Pa and Northwest Vietnam
We took the Reunification Express train from Dong Hoi to Hanoi, a 10-hour trip lined with rice fields and low-lying plains next to the East Vietnam Sea. It was nice … Read More
Life in the Mekong Delta
Before this trip, the Mekong Delta in Vietnam conjured up images of Navy swift boats and hovercrafts fighting Viet Cong guerrillas. Or maybe scenes from the (fairly bizarre) war movie, … Read More