Our period of low-key travel and some rest and relaxation that started in Chiang Mai and Hanoi continued into Hoi An. And this picturesque city in the middle of Vietnam was the perfect place for it. Hoi An holds UNESCO status as an example of a very well-preserved 15th to 19th century trading port. It […]
Archives for February 2016
Home Sweet Hanoi
I had a much better impression of Hanoi the second time around with Chris compared to when I first visited the largest city in northern Vietnam in 2012. Chris and I discovered a new side to the city in its cafes and street food stands that I hadn’t experienced when I last visited and primarily […]
Taking it Easy in Thailand
Much like Bali, Chiang Mai is another happy place for me. I first visited in the fall of 2012 on my six-week sabbatical from work with my travel partner-in-crime Jen and had the time of my life there. We loved everything about the place… from the ridiculously cheap massages, to the delicious coconut-infused food, to […]
A Boy, A Girl, and an eBike in Bagan
Burma has yet to develop sufficient infrastructure to deal with the large-scale tourism that will surely come. Case in point: our flight from Yangon to Bagan. We weren’t willing to devote a full day on a bus or train, so we decided to splurge for a flight. The cheapest we could find cost $230 per […]
Our Burmese Days in Yangon
We hoped that visiting Myanmar (aka Burma) just five years after the country opened up for tourism would allow us to experience the perfect travel balance: early enough so the country would not yet be overrun by other tourists, but late enough for sufficient infrastructure to develop to allow for a stay of relative comfort. […]