Southeast Asia Posts

Our First City of Cambodia, Phnom Penh

This post is brought to you by the wonders of Zofran and Imodium. As Jeff mentioned in his last post about Vietnam, leaving Ho Chi Minh City was touch-and-go for me due to a bout of food poisoning. Thankfully, the symptoms subsided around 4 am, allowing me to board our long bus journey to Cambodia,…
Cu Chi Tunnels; Ănăn

After learning and reading about the Vietnam War the day prior, we had the opportunity to go about 90 minutes outside of Saigon to visit the famous Cu Chi Tunnels. Our tour guide introduced himself as Tiger (a nickname his father bestowed upon him). On the bus ride out to the location, he shared some…
Transitioning to South Vietnam

Monday morning was one of our earliest alarms yet. We awoke at 5:00 a.m., breakfast at 6, then departed Hoi An at 6:30 for our flight out of Da Nang, headed for Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), DAD-SGN. We were flying on Pacific Airlines, who in March ceased operations for financial reasons and resumed service…
Three Days in Hoi An: Tailors, Tours & Hurling (Part 2)

Alright folks, I’m back to share the details of our second and third days in Hoi An. While the third day was more relaxed, I’ll mostly focus on day two, which started off by visiting two assembly halls and the historic Tan Ky heritage home. The entrance to one of the Chinese Assembly Halls in…
Three Days in Hoi An: Tailors, Tours & Hurling (Part 1)

Writing to you all from our early morning bus ride from Hanoi to Da Nang to catch our flight to Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). I have so much to cover in this post, so buckle in — although I have tried to spare you all with a few iMovie compilation videos…let us know…
What a Way to See Huế

The group was split on whether the overnight train was better or worse than the one in Thailand. On the positive side, we had our own cabin with good A/C. However, the stone-hard mattresses and questionably “clean” sheets and blankets were definite drawbacks. Thankfully, I was able to sleep through the majority of it, as…