Monday, April 30, 2018

April 30, 2018 at 07:38PM



#moonlit #karstmountains #yangshuo2018

April 30, 2018 at 07:37PM



These are some of the 600 local villagers putting on an amazing light show about a popular folk tale of musically-gifted Liu Sanjie. #localtalent #yangshuo2018

April 30, 2018 at 10:13AM



#reflectionpool #silvercave #yangshuo2018

April 30, 2018 at 10:11AM



The “Flying Waterfall of Snow Mountain” in the Silver Cave. Throughout the cave H said, “This is SO cool!” about 100 times. #yangshuo2018 #silvercave #wonderofchildhood

April 30, 2018 at 10:06AM



This for no other reason than I like this path and the field workers gardening below. #yangshuo2018

Saturday, April 28, 2018

April 28, 2018 at 07:36PM



Guilin was occupied by the Japanese during WWII but American volunteers came to fight in “Flying Tigers”. Our hotel celebrates the fact. #flyingtigers #greatestgeneration #mansion1940 #yangshuo2018

Saturday, April 21, 2018

April 21, 2018 at 12:33AM



Sign of Summer: switch from hot ginger milk tea to iced lemon-kumquat juice! #signofsummer #gongcha

Sunday, April 15, 2018

April 15, 2018 at 06:51AM



Shells of Sai Wan, Hong Kong. Interesting the white clams, black clams, and those striped black and white. #saikungcountrypark #bivalveshells #cowrie #topsnail

Saturday, April 14, 2018

April 14, 2018 at 09:13PM



Hong Kong used to be volvanic. Hard to see, but these cliffs are composed of hardened lava tubes from an ancient volcanic cauldron. #lavatubes #saikungcountrypark

April 14, 2018 at 07:13AM



Enjoyed catching and observing live starfish at Sai Wan beach! #catchandrelease #archasteridae #tubefeet #orangeeyetips

April 14, 2018 at 05:40AM



Enjoyed a beautiful day at Sai Wan beach in the Sai Kung geopark. #hiketoabeach #naturelover #saiwan

Sunday, April 8, 2018

April 08, 2018 at 08:46AM



The shells from An Bang Beach of Vietnam. #bivalveshells #anbangbeach #visforvietnam

Saturday, April 7, 2018

April 07, 2018 at 04:01AM



Thankful we can get good Pho in Hong Kong, but we will still miss this lady’s amazing Pho! #pho #hoiancentralmarket #visforvietnam

April 07, 2018 at 03:59AM



One last Bahn Mi Dac Biet (house special) before leaving Hoi An! #bahnmi #visforvietnam #bahnmiphaong #nomnom

Thursday, April 5, 2018

April 05, 2018 at 07:20AM



Our boys (and me) have enjoyed seeing the geckos hunt bugs on our balcony ceiling at night. #supergeckocamouflage #visforvietnam #naturelover

April 05, 2018 at 07:13AM



This Vietnamese fishing boat trolled up and down the beach the whole morning we were at An Bang Beach. Hope he caught something! #vietnamesefishingboat #visforvietnam

April 05, 2018 at 07:10AM



On the way to our beach we pass through a rice paddie and try to spot these water buffalo. #visforvietnam #waterbuffalosighting

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

April 04, 2018 at 09:04AM



#alleywaysunsets #animalroofornaments #visforvietnam

April 04, 2018 at 03:17AM



Another amazing Bahn Mi experience. Ties with Phi Bahn Mi as both are delectable, just in different ways. #bahnmisandwichwar #visforvietnam #nomnom

April 04, 2018 at 03:12AM



Hoi An’s Central Market bustles with local produce sellers, including this lady bagging up coconut shavings to sell. #hoiancentralmarket #deliciouscoconut #visforvietnam

April 04, 2018 at 03:08AM



Likely the best coffee I’ve ever had from Reaching Out Teahouse run as a fair-trade business by the local deaf community. #reachingoutteahouse #beautyofsilence #vietnamesedripcoffee

April 04, 2018 at 03:04AM



Rosie’s Place. Wow. Great food down a quiet alley. Run by teo Hoi An young ladies who went to uni in Saigon and returned for the “quiet life”. #rosiescafe #visforvietnam #muesli #passionfruitseeds #creamybananavariety

April 04, 2018 at 02:55AM



The tea(?) lady: rides around all day declaring her presence. Each morning she stops by our place and our hostess gets her herbs(?) and they share the daily gossip. #lifeinhoian #visforvietnam #tealady

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

April 03, 2018 at 11:11AM



Hilarious and informative cultural water puppet show! How to catch fish: swim fast or use a trap (swim fast one worked). #waterpuppetshow #visforvietnam

April 03, 2018 at 11:08AM



We sat in this man’s livingroom-turned-restaurant to enjoy his Bahn Mi sandwich creations. #alongwithhiswifeandkid #andiguanatoo #andgrandpa #visforvietnam #lovelypeople #deliciousfood

April 03, 2018 at 11:04AM



This kid can make a great ice cream roll! What was I doing at 12 years old?! #visforvietnam #coldstoneicecream

April 03, 2018 at 03:03AM



This kid excitedly asked me to bury him in the sand! The wide-brim hat completes the disguise. #visforvietnam #anbangbeach #couldhavemissedthis

Monday, April 2, 2018

April 02, 2018 at 02:34AM



One of the ancient Champa wells from which rumors say is the only way to make the lye water for the local noodle dish Cao Lau. The woman getting up will try to sell us her seamstress skills. #visforvietnam #caolầu #noshirtsfornow

April 02, 2018 at 02:24AM



We are loving staying on a small island in Hoi An! The isle is basically one big street market at night, and then peaceful during the day. #visforvietnam #streetmarkets #vietnameseboat

April 02, 2018 at 02:21AM



Beautiful Hoi An ancient downtown. #hoianancienttown #visforvietnam #lanterns

Sunday, April 1, 2018

April 01, 2018 at 10:11AM



This pic from our room’s balcony: awesome street market right outside with amazing, cheap food! #visforvietnam #bahnmisandwich #bananapancakes #springrolls #vietnamesethinpizza Time to make @jonjpolk jealous😜

April 01, 2018 at 10:05AM



Vietnam visa craziness! Boys and I in one line while Shannon gets whisked away to process her last second visa application! All went well in the end. #visforvietnam #sketchyvisaprocess