Halong Bay, Viet Nam - January 24, 2018 Tai Chi is a wonderful way to start the day. After a cup of coffee, we met on the upper deck and our Tai Chi master, Lan, also chief bartender and waiter, led us through an early morning exercise. We do Tai Chi occasionally at home on the parking lot of the Sandy Springs Library. I don't know why we don't do it more often. It is led by a Chinese man who is trained in Chinese medicine and acupuncture but he loves Ta...

Halong Bay, Viet Nam - January 23, 2018 Every day is indeed a new adventure! We missed modern Hanoi. We missed it all together because our limited time here caused us to focus on the historic and culturally rich Old Quarter. We are told we only missed a city area with more modern-looking buildings and more modern, wider streets but everyone agrees it's still much like the Old Quarter, crowded and busy and offering all kinds of small shops and street foo...