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Back in the USSA 25 Jul 2011 | 11:43 pm
As predicted, the long-anticipated departure from Vietnam was a bit wrought with emotion and exhaustion (and typical Vietnamese fanfare). Mr. Vang was due to arrive with the airport taxi at 5 a.m. to...
Parting Shots 23 Jul 2011 | 06:48 pm
The last breakfast at my favorite table in the world. It was a day of "lasts" - our final day in Hoi An. It was a day to say goodbyes, to do things for one last time, to sell things, to move things,...
Last Hurrah : Cham Island 22 Jul 2011 | 12:14 pm
With tons of packing, organizing, selling, cleaning and goodbying to do, yesterday we decided to skip town and head to Cham Island for one last day of fun in the sun before we are homeward bound. The...
Coconut Transfer 19 Jul 2011 | 04:04 am
Another goodbye is behind us. Yesterday we sent Coconut off to live with her new family. We were all a little sad to say goodbye to our mischevious canine companion who has provided us with so much ...
Heading Home to Hoi An 17 Jul 2011 | 07:54 pm
The descent from Dalat convinced me that there may have been some validity to my suggestion that I was coping with thin air on my travels yesterday. I hopped on one of the shoddiest sleeper buses I h...
You know it's time to head home when... 17 Jul 2011 | 07:35 pm
...your kids don’t think twice about slapping a muddy water buffalo to get him off the path in the rice paddy but shriek with excitement when they see a horse (for real…first one all year).
You know it's time to head home when... 17 Jul 2011 | 07:23 pm
You're in the heart of Vietnam, and you find yourself eating a chicken taco, drinking a chocolate shake and listening to a Vietnamese guy and his guitar belt out U2's entire "Joshua Tree" album... .....
Fresh Mountain Air 16 Jul 2011 | 06:54 am
It looks beautiful, but don't be deceived... FREEZING! The best laid plans have gone awry. When I set off on this little journey to squeeze in a few more Vietnamese adventures, I thought I had packe...
So Long Saigon 14 Jul 2011 | 02:58 am
Our Vietnam adventure has come full circle, and I am in Saigon saying goodbye to all of the places where our adventure began last summer. Loosely translated, that means I'm eating my way through the ...
The Good-Byes Begin 12 Jul 2011 | 04:44 am
Fynn, Eloise and Brianna The good-byes began last night at the beach. Fynn, Theo and Catherine headed off to Europe today, so we celebrated together one last time...reminiscing about the year's acti...
