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Saturday November 10, 2012 Tokyo, Japan Gorgeous Fall Weather One of the side trips I was very much looking forward to is visiting the ancient capital of Vietnam Hue.  It was also the site of one of the bloodiest battles during the American War – The Tet Offensive.  Almost everyone in Hue has a relativeContinue reading “Hue – A Magical Place”

 Saturday November 3, 2012 Gorgeous Afternoon at the Beach Da Nang, Vietnam   Dat, our guide, took us to a long but wonderful day tour of the majical city of Hue.  One of the highlights of the tour was a rickshaw ride to the Forbidden City or Citadel.  Hue was for a very long timeContinue reading “Rickshawing to the Forbidden City of Hue”

 Saturday Nov. 3, 2012 Scattered Showers, Perfect Temperature Da Nang, Vietnam One of the highlights of the week in Da Nang was My Son where the Hindu temple ruins of the Champa dynasty can be found.  The temples were contructed between the 4th and 14th centuries.  It's quite interesting because the temples were used toContinue reading “Champa – The Ancient Indianized Kingdom near Da Nang”

 Halloween, 2012 DaNang, Hoi An Vietnam Pouring Rain, Fierce Winds, Typhoon Like So yesterday was our first day to explore Hoi An. But since I was on a mission to get clothes made I told my guide that visiting the top tailor in Hoi An is the priority.  Wonderful Dhat, picked us up promptly atContinue reading “Hoi An and the Pancakes”

 Monday October 30, 2012 Hot and Humid Da Nang, Vietnam   Our original plan was to leave HCM on the 830am flight to Da Nang. But thanks to a typhoon, our flight left at 1130am.  Thank God for Trails of Indochina as they informed us of the delay so we were able to enjoy HCMContinue reading “Living in Luxury in Danang”

Sunday October 28, 2012 HCM, Vietnam Hot and Humid but Nothin Like Tokyo in Summer   So, here I am in again.  One of my favorite countries in the world.  But for the first time, I'm in HCM – Ho Chin Minh, formerly known as Saigon.  First impression, totally more laid back and less "crazy"Continue reading “Good Morning Vietnam!”

 Sunday November 27, 2011 Malibu, California 80 degrees, Sunny, Dry and Windy   Beautiful day in Malibu today.  Unfortunately, I'm staying home nursing a cold that turned out to be a  sinus infection.  Spent over an hour driving around Malibu looking for a Neti pot (broke mine about a month ago) and can't find one! Continue reading “A Day in Hanoi”