Hoi An to Saigon

After breakfast we moved our luggage to reception and spent our last few hours in the old town. The market as usual was packed and busy. I purchased all kinds of special tools for making vegetable flowers. Wine with Cobras and Scorpions were offered for sale. I didn’t buy any. We stopped for egg coffee and watched people burning fake money and paper in the middle of the crowded …

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My Son Archeological Site

It was overcast today but no rain. Our tour bus picked us up at 8am to take us to My Son, which is a site of ancient Hindu temple ruins. The ruins are similar to Angkor Wat but on a much smaller scale, older and in greater disrepair. They were still interesting. You were not allowed to leave the path to and from the ruins because the area has not been …

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A Magical Day in Hoi An

Sunshine. Hallelujah! We spent the day enjoying the great food, visiting the cultural sites, shopping and people watching in Hoi An’s Old Town. Such a beautiful place. Pictures do not do it justice. The ochre coloured buildings were warmed by the sun. We relaxed with cups of delicious egg coffee. Many locals had set tables as if for a meal in front of their shops and were burning fake …

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Magical Lanterns for the Super Moon

Raining again. We hired a private car and driver to take us on the four hour drive to Hoi An with stops along the way. We turned off the highway and drove awhile down some dirt roads to Elephant Springs waterfall where people go swimming during better weather. It was a bit of a slippery walk over mud and rocks to get there from where the car was parked. …

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