Tag Archives: Vietnam

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Floating on the water

Posted on October 31, 2013 by simpletravelourway

We awoke to silence and wondered for a second where we were. Then we remembered.  We were on the junk boat, Dragon’s Pearl I.  5:30AM.  Time to see sunrise in Ha Long Bay. As we cruised slowly through the waters, … Continue reading →

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We spied trouble ahead and our ship had already left the port

Posted on October 30, 2013 by simpletravelourway

Oh, how we wanted to take a cruise on Ha Long Bay!  We studied websites, avidly read recommendations, and considered prices before we dipped into out travel “slush fund” and booked a package deal through Hotel Serene in Hanoi. After … Continue reading →

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More to be seen

Posted on October 29, 2013 by simpletravelourway

A tourist is not the same as a traveler.  We’re travelers, but we see tourists often.  We watched swarms of tourists who tumbled out of tour buses at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.  They followed guides who flitted here and … Continue reading →

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Hanoi is full

Posted on October 26, 2013 by simpletravelourway

Hanoi is full and bursting at the seams. Vendors without stores wheeled or carried their full inventories. Motor scooters and a few bikes and cars clogged the streets in (what appeared to western eyes to be) chaotic streams of endless … Continue reading →

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