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Melting in April!
We launched evi on 4th April. It was stressful since Riki had done so much work with the engine that we weren’t sure if it would start…Jeff Pang, our marine diesel mechanic, sparky, and all-around boat whiz came with us on the trip to Ao Po Marina to help monitor things. After all of Riki’s…
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Bac Ha, Vietnam
Riki told me that he wouldn’t be ready for us on March 24th, so we extended our trip in Vietnam by another week. Ma flew home on March 25th, so it was just the kids and I. We took a 7 hour car ride from Hanoi to the town of Bac Ha, up in the…
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Tam Coc, Vietnam
We went to Tam Coc on Thu’s recommendation, in order to visit the Trang An UNESCO World Heritage site. We visited Trang An early on a Sunday morning. We didn’t have to wait in line long, but there were so many people! Most of the other tourists were Vietnamese. We got rowed around for two…
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Hanoi, Vietnam
The food in Vietnam was spectacular! So fresh and so delicious. I got addicted to iced coconut coffee, which came blended Frappuchino style. In Hanoi we had an Airbnb in the Old French Quarter — there was so much happening there all the time. Cars, scooters, pedicabs, and pedestrians all in the narrow streets with…
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Chiang Mai & Bangkok
In Chiang Mai we had a great Airbnb. It had lots of outdoor space, and bikes we could use for free. We were in an artsy neighborhood near lots of yummy coffeeshops. We visited some elephants — no riding, bathing, touching, or feeding. Just watching them in the jungle eating corn, and chopping sugarcane to…
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the slow boat to the Gibbon Experience
We left Luang Prabang on a slow boat up the Mekong River. Our trip to Huayxay, Laos would take two full days on the river. We were served delicious five-course lunches. It was quite chilly in the mornings, and we cuddled up with blankets. That first day on the boat, my mom’s infected leg looked…
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Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is home to over 30 wats, or Buddhist temples. It is considered the religious heart of Laos. One morning we woke up at 5:30 am in order to participate in the alms giving ceremony. At around 6 am, many Buddhist monks in clad in saffron robes exited the wat and began receiving alms…
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UXO Museum
While in Luang Prabang we visited the UXO Museum. From 1964-1973 Lao Peoples Democratic Republic was the target of history’s largest bombing campaign by the United States. It was also called the Secret War, as the US government didn’t want the US people to know about it — the Vietnam War (or American War as…
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Rice is Life!
This is a quote from Sai, our Hmong guide at the Living Land Farm Rice Experience, outside of Luang Prabang, Laos. We got to learn about the 13 steps involved in a grain of rice’ journey from seed to bowl using traditional Lao farming methods. It was interactive, and so amazing. It was one of…
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Three generations backpacking around SE Asia
Oh, what a marvelous time! Tomu (12), Jade (10) and Luz (almost 8) are so easy to travel with right now. They rarely complain about anything. They are easy-going and adaptable. “How long is our train ride? Where are we going next? What are we doing tomorrow?” They ask and just accept the answers. They…
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