01 May Last Week Today #3

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April 16 – May 1

Las Vegas ⇨ Los Angeles ⇨ Taipei ⇨ Saigon, Vietnam

Getting out of the door for our trip to Vietnam was a little hectic. I had some errands to run before we left Las Vegas on Wednesday and we needed to get Nola’s stitches taken out at Dr. B’s office. Then we had to drop both Nola and Olive off at our dog sitter’s house. We only started packing for our two-week journey with about five hours to departure.

Honestly, we generally don’t need a lot of time to pack but this was pushing it, even for us. When I pack fast like that I, of course, get this raving panic attack that nags me throughout the whole journey — “What did you forget?!” Then I start mentally walking through the rooms of my house trying to think of what I would have forgotten.

But the more you travel, the more you are comforted by the fact that whatever you left behind, you can probably get it when you land – and for much cheaper! Well, that is of course not including your photography equipment and your medications — please don’t leave those things behind.

Travel Itinerary

Here was our travel schedule for the last two weeks while we were in Vietnam. I’ll write individual blog posts about our journey and link back to them here.

Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

• Cu Chi Tunnels
• Ben Thanh Market
• Backpacker District & Night Market
• Notre Dame Cathedral
• Central Post Office
• Saigon Opera House
• Food Tour

Hoi An

• Old Quarter
• Phuoc Kien Pagoda
• Japanese Covered Bridge
• Boat trip on the Thu Bon River

Hue

• The Citadel – Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, the Forbidden Purple City (The actual Forbidden Purple City was flattened during the Tet Offensive in 1968. The ‘Battle of Hue’ was declared a victory for the American forces but most of the city was destroyed in the fighting. Now, what is left can be found amongst the overgrowth of weeds.)
• Cyclo ride through town and into The Citadel
• Boat ride down the Perfume River
• Thien Mu Pagoda
• Tomb of Emperor Tu Doc
• Khai Ding monument

Halong Bay

• Cruise on a traditional wooden boat

Hanoi

• Museum of Ethnology
• Hỏa Lò Prison (aka the Hanoi Hilton)
• Water Puppet performance
• Thay Pagoda
• So Village

Taipei, Taiwan

• Food Tour

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While I love traveling, I am so grateful that Drew and I have built a home together that we love to come back to. Now that we’re getting settled back into Las Vegas life, I can’t wait to show you our journey through Vietnam (and do laundry, cause that’s a really serious issue). What about you? Do you love coming back to your home base, too, or would you prefer to keep traveling?

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