Monthly Archives: March 2012

………was a movie we frequently watched with Kathleen and Andrea when they were little, and today Jim and I found the secrets of Ninh Binh!  We started the day deciding that for now we needed a break from the buses … Continue reading →

………from Nimh Bimh!!!!!!   We ‘re just happy to be alive today  as yesterday was quite harrowing.   It started off innocently enough as we had a good sleep and an early start to the bus station to catch a bus … Continue reading →

……….bet you knew that headline was coming!!!  Actually it was evening  when we arrived and our trip from Laos to Hanoi was pretty smooth with the exception of a few minutes at the Laos airport when they seemed to be … Continue reading →

………..shouldn’t be a problem, should it?  Well, let’s find out.  We survived the long, hot, uncomfortable trip back and were glad that we made that decision because the elderly gentleman I spoke of earlier said he was there for five … Continue reading →

…….or should I say coming to terms with our age! It’s been a tough couple of days and even though we came to Asia trying to leave our North American expectations and ways of living and thinking behind, it can … Continue reading →

………..and quiet were what we experienced on the Mekong River trip.  It was a time just to sit back, relax, read your book, daydream, chat with your neighbor or whatever.  The first day was six hours with an overnight stay in Pak … Continue reading →

…….or should that be medication on the Mekong? This question arose a couple of days ago after breakfast when we were once again reading our ‘Lonely Planet’ travel guides and Marilyn came across the following “Boats should hold about 70 … Continue reading →

…….almost stopped us from getting the bus to Chiang Rai because we were told that the bus does not-travel on holidays but when we stopped at ‘Marlboro Joe’s’ for a coffee in the early morning the Thai owner had pretty … Continue reading →

……too tired!

……..on a bus was the plan for today?  We did not have a late night the evening before as we decided that we would go to the ‘night bazaar ‘before our dinner………not really knowing what a night bazaar was but … Continue reading →