by Calvin Sun | Jun 12, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Goodbye Hanoi. Goodbye beating heart of Southeast Asia. Goodbye flash thunderstorms, and flash floods. Goodbye city of Ngoc Son Lake, Bach Ma Temple, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and Water Puppetry. Goodbye countless hotels, hostels and free wifi. Goodbye steaming pots of...
by Annah Kim | Jun 11, 2010 | Fit for Foodies, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Due to our delay in Hanoi – I took the opportunity to document our sampling of a real Vietnamese Bahn Mi. Due to our exceptionally long bus trip – I haven’t had the opportunity to upload anything until just now. Enjoy our Bahn Mi’s vicariously...
by Annah Kim | Jun 11, 2010 | Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Hopefully you’ve read my previous posts without video – so I’m going to limit this post to mostly just videos and not much text commentaries. Streets of Hanoi: Women Are Better at Navigation: Crossing the Streets of Vietnam:...
by Annah Kim | Jun 11, 2010 | Fail, Lessons Learned, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
So – change in plans. The bus to Hoi An has broken down and so we are delayed a day in our trip. So I am now sitting in an internet cafe – slowly but surely (hopefully) uploading my videos and sitting next to a jolly Vietnamese boy who is singing...
by Annah Kim | Jun 11, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Fail, Fit for Foodies, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
So we still haven’t found a computer to upload our photos and videos from… so sorry! I promise to upload all of the (really good) videos when we find somewhere to do so! But just a quick update… Ha Long Bay: We swam and kayaked among the karst...
by Annah Kim | Jun 11, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
We will be on a bus for the next 40 hours to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh) and will not be able to post or give updates. Wish us luck and that nothing gets stolen!!
by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Exactly 4 years ago this day, my father died from a heart attack. He was 67. I never got to say goodbye. Just a body on a table who no longer could hear what I was saying. Apart from being extremely upset that this didn’t hit me until a few minutes ago and that...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Fail, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
I may or may not have lost my cell phone in the internet cafe in Ha Noi. Fingers crossed it’s just that I left it somewhere in our room…but if not: FML. p.s. my chest is fine, but my entire back is sunburnt pink. No pictures this time, folks, but rather...
by Annah Kim | Jun 10, 2010 | Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam
Two videos from Ha Long Bay.. Jumping off of the side of the boat: Ha Long Bay at...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 10, 2010 | Epiphanies on the Road, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Vietnam, What Dreams May Come
Ha Long Bay. The sun is setting and we mere mortals fall prey to the sights and sounds of the bay. A cool sunset breeze blankets our naked bodies, still wet from swimming in nature’s warm waters. A view of 3,000 islands portruding valiantly...
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