Travel Tales amongst my Ramblings
True stories of our world-wide journeys interspersed with bits of my real life journey, retired now in Silicon Valley
The Year of the Dog starts February 16, and reminds me of our visit to Vietnam in January 2012, in the two weeks leading up to the Year of the Dragon. Our few days in the Old City part of Hanoi were some of the best. A hectic and fascinating city––we loved it. Honk. Honk. … Continue reading Hanoi Motorbikes
In the countryside of the North of Vietnam, we visited a small village specializing in bamboo products like baskets and chopsticks. The village head and his wife served us a delicious lunch in a bamboo grove while their beautiful granddaughter ran around, happy for the company. Over tea, the headman answered questions and explained … Continue reading Bamboo
I've only seen Part I of Ken Burns' documentary on VietNam, but it caused me to remember our wonderful trip there, and the day a former Viet Cong hosted us in his home and proposed a toast with my husband who served a year in that war. This is a summary of our trip that … Continue reading Impressions of Vietnam
Travel Tales amongst my Ramblings 