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Of monks and Mirabelle
Day 72 Hanoi, Vietnam A little after 5:30 a.m. this morning, the Tak Bat procession started. Without fail, as dawn breaks each day, the monks of Luang Prabang arrive by the hundreds from the town’s...
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Good morning, Vietnam!
Day 73 Hanoi, Vietnam With humidity inching towards 100 percent, Hanoi was a complete swamp this morning. We couldn’t let that stop us from seeing the city though, so after all becoming millionaires...
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Pilgrimage to the pagoda
Day 74 Hanoi, Vietnam We didn’t really know what we were getting ourselves into after signing up for a private trip to the Perfume Pagoda, a complex of Buddhist temples and pagodas about 2 hours south...
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Unraveling the mystery
Day 75 Halong Bay, Vietnam On any extended visit to Hanoi, a visit to mysterious Halong Bay, with its 3,000 limestone islands jutting into the Gulf of Tonkin, is a must. Although we got a taste of this...
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Burt + beating cobra heart = SuperBurt
Day 76 Hoi An, Vietnam We awoke at 7 a.m. feeling remarkably refreshed after what may have been the best night’s sleep of this entire trip. After all of the lightning last night, it didn’t even end up...
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Ignoring the tailor touts
Day 77 Hoi An, Vietnam The Ha An was even more impressive in the daylight. Our room overlooks the French-style courtyard and the onsite café has a legit and delicious breakfast buffet — the best I’ve...
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On the road to Hue
Day 78 Hue, Vietnam With so little time and so much ground to cover in this country, we hired a car today to bring us to Hue, about 3 hours north of Hoi An, in order to see the countryside and a couple...
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Rockin’ machine guns in ’Nam
Day 79 Saigon, Vietnam One could get used to living like this. The Park Hyatt is easily one of the nicest hotels I’ve stayed at over the last 80 days. English dominates the television channels, the...
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The last supper
Day 80 Hong Kong We overslept this morning and then had to race to the airport for our flight to Hong Kong. Our taxi driver kept his hand on the horn and did a formidable job of getting us there in...
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And I’m back!
Day of return Rye, New York The skies were overcast and a light rain was falling this morning, the perfect excuse to lazily sleep in. After packing for what seemed like the millionth time, having some...
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