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Vietnam’s Red Dao (Yao) people are noted for the elaborate embroidery that decorates their clothing. I use links to improve your experience using this website. Some may be affiliate links that pay me a small Read More …
Sometimes it’s hard to share the road – like when the cattle beat you to the bridge in Laos.
Our guide in Saigon is a big fan of rolled steamed rice pancakes (Banh Cuon) and swears the best ones can be found at a specific stall in Ben Thanh Market. The fun thing about Read More …
The Nam Ngum dam is a big deal in Laos, as it produces most of the electricity used in the country and the flooded landscape has become a vast fishery. While our guide wasn’t inclined Read More …
China Beach makes up only 20 miles of nearly 3,000 miles of Vietnam’s coastline on the South China Sea, but it’s the only Vietnamese beach most Americans can name. I use links to improve your Read More …
April 25 marks the day 100 years ago when soldiers from Australia and New Zealand landed on the beaches of Gallipoli in an (ultimately futile) Allied attempt to take control of the Dardanelles and Constantinople.
As part of a group tour to Thailand, we booked an extension to Cambodia. Our group in Cambodia consisted of seven of us, with our own guide and driver. As a small group we had Read More …
Siem Reap, Cambodia, is one of the more disconcerting places I have visited. It is a city where the multi-million dollar hotels (with room rates to match) are surrounded by nothing but poverty. Busy side Read More …
A couple of weeks exploring Turkey on a group tour let me see all sorts of amazing things. And left me wanting to return. Springtime Turkey itinerary Day 1: April 13 A First Glimpse of Read More …
Our guide in Thailand was very proud of her culture and country and would regularly take add additional stops – usually ones with a magnificent Buddha of some sort – to our itinerary.After a long Read More …