It is interesting when you are traveling what you realize that you enjoy after contemplation. I have always known that I enjoy the “slow travel” experience – no “8 European countries in 7 days” for this girl. Having a week or two in a city is an amazing way to experience the place and really… Read More East Coast Road Trip – Week 1

After living and traveling in a Campervan for almost a full 2 weeks along the East Coast of Australia, we have learned a few lessons. Campervan benefits: You are travelling in your house the campervan is equipped. We have our food. We have our beds. We have our transport. It’s all good. this is glamping,… Read More Campervan Lessons Learned

Wednesday – The travel day We woke up early in Warrambool and hopped in the car for the 3.5 hour drive back to Melbourne. It was an easy drive along great roads and we spotted lots of cattle, sheep, and lambs…but no kangaroo….along the way. After dropping off the car, we had a picnic lunch… Read More Sydney

Being in nature in Australia makes me feel small. I’ve read about how Australia is as large as continental US…but never really appreciated the impact of that statement. Distances on a map take much longer to navigate than expected. Then, there’s the topography. Cliffs are enormous. Waves gargantuan. Beaches expansive. Even the mosquitos (mozzies, thank… Read More The Great Ocean Road

DAY 1: Sunday, June 19, 2016: The Landing Our travel from Saigon to Melbourne was long, but uneventful.  We did the short leg to Kuala Lampur and enjoyed the 6-hour layover at the airport as there are a lot of fun things to do and places to eat at the airport.  Our red-eye flight to… Read More Melbourne, AUS

I went downtown the other day with some friends. We were going to pick up some custom-made clothes that we had ordered a few days before. Afterwards, we sat out having a beer at a street café and watched the craziness of the backpacker district. We enjoyed our drinks, shooed away aggressive hawkers selling sun… Read More It’s a Wrap!

I have to pinch myself that our new reality involves the possibility of things like a weekend away in Singapore. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted a link for the OSIM Sundown Marathon in Singapore. She’s a runner and the possibility of doing a half marathon was an exciting thing. I’m not… Read More Singapore Weekend Away

It’s pretty darned hot in Saigon these days and keeping the kids busy and happy on the weekends (thereby preserving a happy home) is becoming a bit of a challenge. The heat makes normal weekend outdoor play almost punishing. So, we have been searching around for some fun kid friendly activities to beat the heat.… Read More Saigon with Kids – Beating the Heat

Having a longer break away from school meant that we could experience two popular touristy trips from Hanoi without feeling too rushed. Sapa is a small town in the mountains close to the Chinese and Laotian borders.  Sapa was discovered at the turn of the century by French colonialists who were searching for a place to escape… Read More Spring Break – Part 2: Sapa & Halong Bay

How lucky are we that not only do we have an elongated Spring Break (thanks to Vietnamese Reunification Day on April 30 and Labour Day on May 1), but that we also get to spend the break with (Tita) Cher? We were so excited about Cher’s arrival from Canada that we all hiked over the… Read More Spring Break – Part 1: Saigon to Hanoi