Catching Up

So, where did we leave off? 🙂 I admit to having been a bit lax on updates of late. Partially, I've just been lazy...also, fewer interesting stories to tell. After spending a day seeing Angkor Wat, my other two days in Siem Reap, Cambodia, were fairly low key. I visited a craft center and watched …

Angkor Wat

Honestly, I don't have much in the way of words. It's an incredible place. Sunrise is well worth the early start, popular as the main site is. I did a photography tour of the complex, which is designed to be about specific locations rather than historical value. It was wonderful; my guide was excellent, we …

Saigon, and leaving Vietnam

So I have to confess a photographic failure. I have no worthwhile pictures of Saigon. I did visit a couple of places, the Catholic Church and the Reunification Palace, and took a few photos, but they are very boring and not worth the time. 🙂 Mostly, I just felt fairly uninspired visually. City shooting isn't …

Central Vietnam

* to my friends in the Boston area, I'll be thinking of you and your 8 feet of snow as I spend the next week on a beach...not to be mean or anything. 😀 * After my adventures in the northern parts of Vietnam (Hanoi, Sapa, Ha Long Bay), it was time to check out …

Angkor Wat

I’m still here

It has been way too long without an update. My bad! Sadly, I don't have time for one tonight, as I'm getting up at 4am tomorrow to try and catch sunrise over the Angkor Wat. Pretty scenery? Yay. Getting up while it's dark out? Boo. Ah well, it'll be worth it. Anyway, since my last …

Ha Long Bay

Practically the first question you are asked by other travelers in Vietnam, or travel professionals, is "Have you been to Ha Long Bay?". One of the premier destinations in northern Vietnam, the bay is filled with somewhere around 2,000 limestone karsts, which jut out of the water much like icebergs. Local legend has it that …

Sa Pa, Vietnam

Sa Pa (or Sapa) is a smallish town slash region in the far north of Vietnam. Home to many different hill tribes, it became something of a resort destination during the French Colonial period, and after 30 to 40 years of neglect, has now become one again. There is a large agricultural base in the …

Hanoi, and Street Food

Note: I have returned from various adventures, and am off to the Da Nang/Hue/Hoi An region of Vietnam tomorrow for over a week. This will be a much less hectic destination, with more writing time! Hanoi is a fascinating, intense, and somewhat overwhelming city. The capital of Vietnam, tourists will spend much of their time …

A Very Quick Update

So here's how I've spent the past several days: Hanoi, Vietnam - walked around a lot, saw some stuff, mentally screamed as I navigated the traffic, did a street food tour. Good times. Sa Pa, Vietnam - visited the hill tribes, hiked various areas, saw rice paddies, said "no" to practically every native trying to …