Mui Ne, Vietnam

This is our lovely piece of beach paradise in Mui Ne, Vietnam. We splurged for an oceanfront room with its own private pool and an outdoor shower. How can I live like this everyday?

The Resort

The room

Our room with our own private pool!

Our outdoor shower

The beach

Sand Dunes - Mui Ne, Vietnam

My friends from Arkansas, Quynh and Angie, met me in southern Vietnam for vacation. In the beautiful beach town of Mui Ne, we went for a sunrise jeep tour of the local sand dunes. Sand sledding is the activity of choice at the dunes, where local kids rent you a sled and show you how its done. Angie making some fresh tracks at the sand dune Me, Quynh, Angie and our sand sledding instructors Angie going down the hill
Local kids sledding

Dragonfruit - Vietnam

The beautifully exotic dragonfruit - native to Vietnam. There are two varieties - one that is pink on the inside and one that is white. Once sliced open it is full of black seeds that you eat and has a mild sweet flavor with the texture of a kiwi.

Vietnamese Coffee

Wow, this stuff is goooooood! You make it with condensed milk and a strong coffee which you brew directly over the cup in the metal device. Delicious! Good hot or iced!

Mekong Delta Tour

The mighty muddy Mekong - we went on a boat tour through the Mekong delta close to where it empties into the ocean. Here we were being shuttled around on wooden canoes.

Sapa, Vietnam

I loved my two day trekking trip through Sapa. The mountains are full of terraced rice fields and local hilltribe Hmong people, who are so nice and make beautiful handicrafts.







I fell in a rice paddy and it ate my shoe.







Marijuana field - they grow hemp for clothing

Halong Bay - North Vietnam

A relaxing overnight cruise through Halong Bay in North Vietnam.

Vietnam Traffic (Hanoi, Vietnam)

The motorcycle rules the busy roads in Vietnam and traffic lights seem to be the exception rather than the rule. I haven't seen a stop sign yet! It seems that you just inch and inch forward until there is room for you (or you make room) to cross the intersection.

Scooter Riding in Vang Vieng, Laos

In beautiful rural Vang Vieng, I rented a scooter and drove out to the 'blue lagoon', which had cold beautiful blue fresh water for swimming outside of a cave. The scenary was gorgeous and made for a nice ride.




The blue lagoon

The Beer of Laos - Beerlao

Only $1 for this huge bottle - good stuff! They have a dark version too, which is nice.