Category Archives: Vietnam

Frenemies right from the start! Hoi An, Vietnam

Posted on September 24, 2012 by surfas-ing

There are some things that I began to welcome while traveling and then there are things that if they never happened again, EVER, I would be ok with. Beautiful towns like Hoi An don’t come along that often, but what … Continue reading →

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I am, The Open Road…. Dalat to Nha Trang, Vietnam

Posted on August 20, 2012 by surfas-ing

I’d been reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which is little less zen and a little more motorcycle for my taste, but it had me revved up for a real ride on the open road.  Since the first … Continue reading →

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Pho sho, pray and shake your cu chi – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Posted on August 17, 2012 by surfas-ing

Saigon or Ho Chi Minh, the latter the current name for largest city located in southern Vietnam. After spending a few days floating on the Mekong Delta it was a rush to be back in a big city, especially one … Continue reading →

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Good Morning Vietnam! Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Posted on July 28, 2012 by surfas-ing

It was an era long before live news broadcasts with foreign correspondents, skype and instant tweets. A time when news was delayed yet not slow enough for the horrors of a little “skirmish in the jungle” (as my dad always … Continue reading →

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