Walker. October 15, 2010. Goodbye Off Exploring Hello everyone!!!! Sorry we have been slacking on the blog, however, we have a new and improved site that will be up in the next few days or so. The site is more user friendly and the layout is much nicer to navigate through. We survived the one thousand year anniversary, had some battles with the motorbikes, but other than that, life is great. Life changes everyday, never know what's going to happen. Fo...

THE PARTY BEGINS!!!!!!! Hanoi's 1000 year anniversary has been going on for the past weeks. It's madness. Loving it! However, here is what the locals think though -- http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/hanoi-residents-snub-1000year-birthday-party-2093647.html

Quick Update - Danielle got robbed for $400 last night and, even funnier, our friend from Ha Noi who is driving down the Ho CHi Minh trail, was also robbed last night. He said "no biggie, they just beat him a little and only got 500,000 VND ($25 USD) and his $15 phone - suckers!" Viet Nam is CRAZY!! We hate it and love it at the same time. RIght now Danielle is crying an laughing at the same time, the three of us are plotting her break up speech wit...

Hey Guys! we've had a number of friends, family & coworkers ask if we're okay. Sorry we haven't been in contact with anyone for a while now. We're going through every obstacle that ex-packers could encounter. Including having to pay for the glass door of City View Cafe after driving a motorcycle through it (Ms. Walker). Everything should be resolved in the next week or two and we'll be back in contact wih everyone. Staying at the Hanoi Hilton with a friend w...

Walker. September 22, 2010. "Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance…" - Cesare Pavese And that's is exactly what you are forced to do, trust strangers. During my short time of travel, I have met some of the greatest people that will forever have left a mark on my soul and have altered me as a person in some way. It hasn't all b...