Sometimes a person can actually be taken out of one’s comfort zone but in the process learn more things than might have been originally expected. This is certainly true of the two [2] days in and around Hoi An. The first [1st] day was spent walking through the old city which has resurrected itself as […]

The second (2nd) day on Ha Long Bay started with Tai Chi for those in a mellow mood…I also was on the top deck, but did my exercise program. For all of us it was a spectacular moment…almost mystical!! The views, the mists, the salt-laden air…delightful! After brekkie we headed off to go through a […]

This will not be a lengthy comment as I’m awaiting the departure of a flight from Hanoi airport to Da Nang tonight. Just spent a delightful time on Halong Bay…there were only ten (10) of us on the “junk” even though they had room for fifty (50) so we were well-served. Pampered would probably be […]

Well, there are times when “on the road” has meant long days and nights driving a favourite vehicle somewhere in North America. This is not one [1] of them. Today I was pushed by pedal-rickshaw around the inner city of Hanoi. It was almost a visceral experience: the smells and sounds of the small businesses […]