Sunday Snapshot | My Little Pony | Vietnam
So it's not actually mine, but I did consider unleashing it from that tree. This photo was taken inside Hue's Imperial City, the formal royal capital of Vietnam. Unfortunately the Imperial City was largely devastated during the Vietnam War; however, there is much...
4 Reasons to Love Dong Hoi, Vietnam
Most travelers to Vietnam will take direct transportation from Hanoi to Hue, skipping over an extensive area of Northern Vietnam. In doing so, they’ll also pass over a little gem of a town only 150 kilometers north of Hue: Dong Hoi. Largely devastated during the...
An Unexpectedly Wonderful Town – Vu Ban, Vietnam
I’m in love with a small town by the name of Vu Ban. You’ve probably never heard of it, and it’s likely you never will again. The dusty town is about 100 kilometers from anything warranting a city, and there are certainly no ‘attractions’ to be had here. A dirt...
Sunday Snapshot | Bathing Buddha | Hong Kong
A while back we celebrated Buddha’s birthday by going to see one of the largest Buddhas in the world. While we did a lot of talking about that big Buddha, we never had the chance to picture the smaller one. The washing of Buddha is a ceremony that signifies...
Tour de Vietnam: Cycling North Vietnam
They may not capture the children who run to the roadside, posed for a high-five as we pass by. Or the old women who try to cycle faster than us, laughing and balancing small mountains of rice on their own bikes all the way. They don’t show the locals who slow their...
On Being Open To New Possibilities
You might know by now, but currently we’re cycling cross-country through Vietnam. By ourselves, lugging way too much stuff (sorry Dan), over mountains and dirt roads and towns that don’t even exist in any guidebook. It’s exhilarating, scary, and exhausting, but most...