We finished off our time in Vietnam with a few days in Ho Chi Minh City. This place is massive. The population is ten million! The real attraction is the War Remnants Museum, featuring planes, machinery, and thousands of pictures and artifacts from the Vietnam War. It was a very educational visit, but also very intense and sad. The photos were so graphic, and there were many stories on individual families and how they were affected by the war. The aftermath of t...

It took us a little longer than expected to get to Hoi An, but we made it, and had a lovely two days here. Hoi An is a smaller town on the coast, famous for its tailor shops. The shops are at least eighty percent tailors here! We had dresses made for us. It's crazy how fast they can sew and make alterations here! Hoi An is also a city of lanterns. Every night, the streets in the old part of town are turned into walking streets and all the shops are decorated wit...

Our first few days in Vietnam were a big step up in intensity compared to Laos! We arrived safely in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam with a population of over six million people. Pure chaos. The traffic here is unbelievable. Motorbikes flood the streets, running red lights, and cut so close beside you as you walk. We were taught the rules of the road by a local... Number one: No rules. Crossing the street is quite the adventure, as there is never a stop in traffic,...