On acccount of having to stay longer in Thailand I only had 3 weeks in Viet Nam, instead of a month (because of my visa), so I made the rash decision, in a moment of…
Buffalo Run
Cast Me Away to Ha Long Bay!
Before going to Viet Nam, and having talked to numerous people who had been there, the one thing everyone said to do was this Castaways trip that Downtown Hanoi Backpackers Hostel had to offer. The hostel…
First Stop, Hanoi!
Hanoi is the capital city of Viet Nam… and happened to have the cheapest flights in from Bangkok! Making my decision of whether to go from south to north (starting in Saigon) or north to…
Viet Nam, Lets Go!
Viet Nam was high on my list of places I wanted to go while in SEA, but I thought I had dropped the ball by not getting a visa before leaving the U.S. Luckily, through…
Lumpini Park, Bangkok, Thailand
If you really want to live life dangerously, take a motorbike taxi through Bangkok. It’s easy to find one, groups in neon vests sit on almost every corner. They weave their way in and out…
Bangkok Round 3
They say ‘the 3rd time is the charm’ and, for Bangkok, that has been true. The 1st and 2nd time (I went back with Margaret shortly before splitting with her and heading to Phuket) I…