Vietnam & Thailand
In and around Southeast Asia
Welcome to Laurie and Adam's Travel Blog!!!
Laurie and I are excited to share our wonderful adventures in Vietnam and Thailand with you. We're going to be bringing you Pulitzer Prize worthy material here. We wish you could all join us on our travels, but knowing that you can't, you can live vicariously through us, as you stay at home toiling away at your jobs. Yes, you'll be at work, and we'll be traveling the world, seeing amazing sites, meeting amazing people, eating amazing food, and just generally having the time of our lives.
We're less than two weeks away. We've been anticipating this trip for a long time, as it's been almost 2 years since we have been overseas, and if you know anything about us, that's far too long. Originally, this trip was going to be to India. The heat in August made us think about other countries to see. We thought about Croatia or Peru and Bolivia, and ultimately settled on Vietnam and Laos. Then, we decided that there was just too much to see in Vietnam, and now we're basically doing only Vietnam. We've got about 4 days in Bangkok, mainly because it's cheaper to fly in and out of Bangkok, but I'll tell ya, we love Bangkok and don't mind the imposition.
So, we're starting north and heading south. After a couple days in Bangkok, we're headed to:
- Hanoi (3 days in the beautiful northern city of French, Chinese, and Vietnamese influence).
- Halong Bay (the UNESCO site famous for limestone caves)
- Hue (Vietnam's cultural and culinary center)
- Ho Chi Minh City (the bustling former Saigon)
- Phu Quoc (a sparsely populated island)
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Adam&Laurie
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The US Passport Office
So, with two weeks left to go, Laurie doesn't have a passport!
You see, it expired a little while back. So, Laurie, being on the... Continue reading »
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Bangkok, Thailand
If one night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble, what does two nights make? We arrived in Bangkok around noon, on the 25 of July. It's really... Continue reading »
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Well, Laurie told you a little bit about traffic in Vietnam, so it's Adam here, to tell you about the Water Puppet Theater.
Hanoi is we... Continue reading »
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Halong Bay, Vietnam
Halong Bay is a truly amazing UNESCO World Heritage site in Northern Vietnam. There are over 2000 pinnacle-shaped limestone and dolomite outcrops s... Continue reading »
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Hanoi, Vietnam (Part II)
We LOVE Hanoi.
I think it is our new favorite city in the world. Everyone is so incredibly nice. We were told from various sources that it m... Continue reading »
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Hue, Vietnam
So, at this point, remember, Laurie and I have been to Bangkok, Hanoi, and Halong Bay. Not too shabby, right? But, then again, that's o... Continue reading »
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Sai Gon, Vietnam
Just after the last American troops left Vietnam in 1974, Hanoi successfully took Saigon. They renamed the city Ho Chi Minh City, and renamed many... Continue reading »
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Phu Quoc, Vietnam
When we first started out on this trip, we were really proud of the fact that we were "flashpackers." What is a flashpacker, you ask? It is a "thir... Continue reading »
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Bangkok, Thailand (Part II)
Back in Thailand. We love Thailand so much, but it was so hard to leave Vietnam. I know that we'll be thinking about and talking about Vietnam f... Continue reading »
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