This morning was a tour of Gieng Island, first by sampan, then by foot and motorcycle cart. The first stop […]
Nov 10, Sat, Can Tho and Hoa An
So this turned out to be my favorite day so far. It started with a sampan ride to the Cai […]
Nov 9, Fri, Ben Tre and Tra On
At the end of Friday, I was thinking that this was my favorite day. But at the end of Saturday, […]
Nov 8, Thu, Mekong
I think this will be our only leisurely morning with a checkout at 10 am. On the way to the […]
Nov 7, Wed, Saigon
At 7:30 am, we had a chance to meet the rest of the tour group. This included another six people […]
Nov 6, Tue, Ha Long Bay to Saigon
Tai Chi at 6:30 am on the sundeck! (For some people, that is.) For others, there was a light breakfast […]
Nov 5, Mon, Ha Long Bay
A four-hour bus trip to Ha Long Bay gave us an interesting view of the countryside outside Hanoi as we […]
Nov 4, Sun, Hanoi
Today is the actual beginning of our AIA/MIT pre-tour to Hanoi and Ha Long Bay. There are two more couples, […]
Nov 3, Sat, Hanoi
We started with a trip to the Vietnam Ethnology Museum, which was fascinating. There are 56 different ethnic groups of […]
Nov 2, Fri, Hanoi
So how did we get from leaving Sarasota Tuesday night at 7 pm to arriving Thursday afternoon in Hanoi? It […]
Tom and Cheryl Travels 