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...