Vietnam Highlight

Retro-post

I went to Vietnam for two weeks in December. I visited my friend Kevin and his lovely girlfriend Nyung in Saigon and traveled North with my friends Rie and Juhi. Definitely visit Vietnam! The food is delicious, people are (usually) friendly, and the landscapes are beautiful. Oh, and it's cheap and a bit of a shopping mecca. I'll post a picture of my Vietnam work wardrobe later.

One of the highlights was a ride on the back of a motorcycle from a port where we got dumped and left by our boat and the tourist bus because I refused to pay the extortionary price of 5 dollars a person. I felt we'd already been rubbed raw on that particular journey and was putting my foot down.

As the boat and bus pulled away, I sat down and said, "At least I have my Ritz (crackers)." Juhi's mouth flapped open and closed a few times but being a good sport she just said, "Oh, all right then."

As we faced the prospect of a sad and lonely day at the abandonded port, around the bend our saviors appeared! So for $4 each, we experienced a brisk morning ride through roads encircled by limestone cliffs and dotted with tiny villages and rustic farms.

The joy of the wind on your face from the back of a motorcycle!

From the back of Motorcycle 1, a photo of Moto 2.










From the back of Motorcycle 2, a photo of Moto 1.