Tag Archives: Hoi An

Our Best of the Best #2: favorite places to stay and cities for good food

Posted on December 3, 2016 by simpletravelourway

Deciding what has been our best in almost every category involved a lot of discussion with a few notable exceptions: one was “favorite places to stay” and another “cities for good food”. We knew exactly what those would be, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of Travel | Tagged best places to stay, best restaurants, Costa Rica, Edo Sushi Bar, food, Hoi An, La Mar, La Paloma Lodge, Lemala Tented Lodge, Lima, Maido, Maramboi Tented Lodge, Tanzania, travel | 4 Comments

The question everyone asks

Posted on January 7, 2016 by simpletravelourway

We usually don’t have to wait long before someone asks, “What has been your favorite place?” When we see old friends or meet new people, they are aghast to discover that we’ve been traveling nonstop for three years with no … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14 | Tagged around the world, Cambodia, Chania, Crete, Hoi An, New Zealand, Porto, Portugual, Siem Reap, Tanzania, travel, Vietnam | 23 Comments

Choosing where to go (when you have so many choices)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by simpletravelourway

A friend wrote and asked our opinion for a trip she was planning, “Barcelona, Spain or Porto, Portugal?” With a dizzying array of places to go, it’s a dilemma for anyone who travels. How to decide between so many wonderful … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Trip Planning | Tagged Antoni Gaudi, Barcelona, Chania, destinations, Hoi An, Porto, Sydney, travel, Whangaparoa | 1 Comment

14 days with a purpose: eat great Vietnamese food

Posted on November 15, 2013 by simpletravelourway

TripAdvisor listed 349 restaurants in Hoi An. We calculated we could easily dine at a dozen restaurants over our 14-day stay. Highly rated restaurants made our list and cost would have been a consideration, too, but in Vietnam most prices … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam | Tagged 3 Dragons, Ancient Faifo, around the world, Baby Mustard, Bao Han, Enjoy Hoi An, food, Ganesh, Hoi An, Little Menu, Mermaid, Minh Hien Quan Chay, Miss Ly's Cafeteria, Morning Glory, restaurants, Seedlings, Streets, travel, Vietnam | 11 Comments

Old pants in tatters, the search was on

Posted on November 12, 2013 by simpletravelourway

Beth wears her favorite clothing long after most people would have retired the garments. One pair of treasured black silk pants were worn till the hems were frayed and tiny holes appeared near the seams. A seemingly endless search over … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam | Tagged around the world, Hoang Kim, Hoi An, Minh Loan, sewing, silk, tailoring, travel, Vietnam | 7 Comments

What we saw walking 137,890 steps

Posted on November 9, 2013 by simpletravelourway

14 days. 137,890 steps walked. 30 miles biked. We strolled down pedestrian shopping streets, tentatively walked down alleys, biked over bridges. We came upon different views of Hoi An, and we often pulled out our cameras to catch a scene … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam | Tagged around the world, ferries, Hoi An, Japanese Bridge, lanterns, photography, travel, Vietnam | 2 Comments

Baby Mustard

Posted on November 8, 2013 by simpletravelourway

Ratings don’t usually lie. For ten days, we ate our way through some of the restaurants rated best in Hoi An, and the restaurant rated #3, Baby Mustard, had so far eluded us. The restaurant lay beyond walking distance from … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam | Tagged around the world, Baby Mustard, Cao Nhu Nguyet, farming, food, Hoi An, travel, Vietnam | 6 Comments

Basket boats at the beach

Posted on November 7, 2013 by simpletravelourway

What were those little dots bobbing just off the coast in the South China Sea? Vietnamese Basket Boats. When France ruled Vietnam, a tax was levied on boats. Resourceful Vietnamese stopped using boats and switched to large baskets for fishing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Around-the World - 2013-14, Vietnam | Tagged An Bang Beach, around the world, beach, Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An, travel, Vietnamese basket boats | 3 Comments