Thursday August 11th (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -> Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Bus left at 8 AM to go to Phnom Penh. It was a four hour bus ride that included crossing a river using a river ferry. The border crossing was really smooth. The current immigration on the Cambodia side is a shack, but they are building an impressive building that should be completed in the next few months. Cambodia's unofficial currency is the the US dollar. There are 4,000 Cambo...

Sunday 7th August We had an early start to begin our journey to Hoi Ann by bus. The trip used to be a 6 hour drive but a new tunnel has recently been opened through the mountain. Therefore made it to Hoi Ann just in time for lunch. We then all went for a quick orientation about town to get our bearings and stopped for lunch at a café called Cargos. Great food and of course the deserts good too! Everyone then headed to hit the tailor shops to sort ou...

Thursday August 4th (Ha Noi, Vietnam) Another early start, but off to see the Big Guy, the Main Main, Uncle Ho, Mr. Ho Chi Minh. He joins the ranks of Lenin in Russia and Chairman Mao in China to have their own mausoleum and special embalming. It was impressive, although it looks like it could be a wax replica. There was an accompanying museum that housed some really strange artifacts. We then went back to pepperonis for lunch and to get there too...

Saturday July 30th (Travelled Phonsavan, Laos - Ninh Bihn, Vietnam) At 5:15 AM, our bus left for the Vietnam border. We had to go inside the Vietnam immigration building to get cleared to enter the country. All of us already had visas, so in theory, it should have been quick. All of us with non-US passports were processed in minutes! Cleann and Jason, the 2 Americans traveling with were given a few hours of questioning before being allowed in! We t...

Sunday July 24th Early start at 6:30 AM. Arrived in Laos after crossing the border with Thailand at Huay Xai and going through immigration. A quick tuk tuk ride to the slow boat that was going to be our base for the next 2 days. The boat could fit about 20 people, but we had the whole thing to ourselves. We spent the day traveling down the Mekong River enjoying the scenery and relaxing, talking and playing cards. The weather was around 90 degrees and was mo...