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How ironic that this blog is called “Drink and Go Places.” It’s Dry January and we haven’t gone anywhere since November. For those living under a rock, Dry January is that fateful month where one voluntarily gives up all the alcohols they have been imbibing like water since Halloween, hooray! Dayne and I have participatedContinue reading “Welcome 2020”

When you travel the way we do, with 3-5 days in a number of locations, there’s bound to be some transitioning. Sometimes good, sometimes challenging. That is the hardest part about planning the itinerary. I never know how much we will love a place. I continue refining the schedule over many months trying to anticipateContinue reading “Phuket…Let’s go to the beach!”

I learned immediately that the experience you will have in Bangkok is highly dependent on where you stay. Choose wisely my friends. The traffic in this city is world class, rivaling DC or LA. Therefore, having a homebase on the river makes things infinitely easier. The hotel shuttle and hop on/off boat are a gift!Continue reading “Our river home”

After a long and deep sleep, I woke up feeling great. Since we arrived at night, we only saw the lights from our balcony view. But in the morning. Wow. We spent an hour just sitting on our 31st floor perch basking in the glory that is Bangkok. I already had the feeling this wouldContinue reading “And the world’s your oyster”

When researching our trip, I paid close attention to learning about the scams we might encounter. Taxis were high on the list for both countries. People online talked about the “meter turn off” scam more than anything else. Second to that were people trying to divert you from the attraction you’re visiting, saying its closedContinue reading “One Night in Bangkok”

After the incredible Trang An boat ride, Toe dropped us at our lodging for the next two days, Mr Loa’s Homestay. A small complex with a series of attached villas overlooking a rice paddy. Beautiful. The family was lovely and welcoming. For a small place, they had a huge menu and since we were starvingContinue reading “Vietnam’s Parting Shot.”

The driver I found via trip advisor arrived promptly at 9 to transport us to Nihn Bihn, South East of Hanoi. We scored an SUV for the two hour drive. The plan was for him to take us to Trang An in Nihn Bihn for a three hour boat ride, wait for us, then dropContinue reading “Trang An if you can.”

As I’ve said, Hanoi is a town of oddities at every turn. One minute you’re on a street where people are repairing things, the next is one consisting of merchants selling items that are within a theme. Such as kitchen wares street or children’s clothes alley. Kinda fun and confusing. But the constant honking ofContinue reading “Drinking our way around Hanoi”

I wrote my last post on the coach to Halong bay. A 2+ hour ride from Hanoi, which formerly took four hours before the new expressway. A party of about 20 of us headed to the top tourist destination in Vietnam. We boarded a lovely vessel whose downstairs was set with nice tables for lunch.Continue reading “Halong bay.”

Day 1 in Hanoi is in the record books. We started the day heading toward the lake area near our hotel. The roads are closed to traffic, so it’s a relaxing saunter. It’s a pretty area, with a fancy bridge and a cool looking tower in the middle of the lake. But our favorite partContinue reading “Chaos, food, beer and tiny chairs”