I was never really considering seriously shopping in Hoi An, Vietnam and buying the custom tailor made clothes the town is known for. I am, after all, technically a "budget backpacker," which means that I'm supposed to be frugal and not over spend on unessential...
After spending my first two days in Hoi An, Vietnam, in a cheap but moldy and damp guesthouse I decided to splurge for three nights in a nicer hotel. It was Christmas, after all, and I was looking forward to celebrating my first Christmas abroad,...
If you know me, you know I love puppies. If you know me, you know I love the color pink. So, I think I may have found the perfect souvenir for myself in Hoi An...
When traveling there's always going to be what ifs. What if I had gone to Italy instead of Spain? What if I had started in Asia instead of Europe? What if I had stayed? What if I had never left? You're constantly making choices and while,...
I didn't even really want to go to Nha Trang, Vietnam. I'd heard it was beautiful, but after spending way too long in Sihanoukville I wasn't quite in the mood for another party beach town. But I wanted a quick one or two day diversion...
I don't like fast travel. I don't like repacking my bag every other day, spending hours a week on buses, leaving a place before I'm used to it. But I'm running out of time. Yes, in theory, I have all the time in the world. But...
Our last night in Saigon me and the boys headed to the market to look for cheap watches, shirts, fruit, whatever else. ...
At my dad's funeral there was an American flag, folded in a triangle, displayed next to the urn. All day people remarked to me, "I didn't know your dad was in the military." They were strange comments because it wasn't like he was an Army guy....
After a terribly uncomfortable 15 hour "10 hour bus ride" to Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, one that had me switching seats three times on the first sleeper bus only to end up next to a man who talked on a cell phone for an hour...