VIETNAM
Visited: February 2011
ANOTHER ‘TRAVEL TOUR’ ... LOT’S OF FUN AND ADVENTURE
I ENTERED A WHOLE NEW WORLD
Here, in Vietnam, the family is the glue that holds the society together. In most of the village homes there’s a shrine where ancestors of the past are honored with photographs and candles.
A LAKE IN HANOI
A WEDDING BY THE LAKE
ANCIENT TEMPLES IN SMALL TOWNS
BATHING ON THE BEACH AT NHA TRANG
SPRING PLANTING
MANY HISTORIC TOWNS
CELEBRATIONS AT NIGHT
HA LONG BAY
HERE’S OUR BOAT
THE FIRST DECK IS FOR SLEEPING
THE SECOND DECK IS FOR EATING
THE THIRD DECK IS FOR VIEWING
Also it’s where we had our lunches.
TWO DAYS of AWE AND WONDER
WE WERE BLESSED WITH SUNSHINE AND WARM BREEZES
IT WAS A WONDERLAND
SMALL SHOPS ALONG THE BAY
In the afternoon of our second day we stopped at a small harbor and explored one of the largest caves in Vietnam. We then visited a small village below the cave entrance.
DO YOU HAVE A DREAM?
What would you like to accomplish in your life? What kind of activities give you the deepest pleasure?
Have you defined your dream? Have you really been specific about what you’d like to do?
Does moving towards your dream bring you feelings of happiness and fulfillment?
THU BON RIVER TRIP
OUR NEXT TRIP IS A ONE DAY SMALL BOAT RIDE DOWN THE THU BON RIVER
THE THU BON RIVER
THE RIVER IS LINED WITH BEAUTIFUL GREEN FERNS
WE COME ACROSS TWO WOMEN ON A FISHING TRIP
OUT GOES THE NET
IN COMES THE NET
HOORAY!
WE COME ACROSS A SMALL RESTAURANT AND HAVE LUNCH
IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WE LEAVE THE RIVER WITH HAPPY MEMORIES
WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
Do you enjoy having new adventures? ... Being in nature? Being creative?
Learning something new? ... Sharing with friends ... Having pleasant memories?
Becoming an enthusiastic Traveler and Photographer will stimulate all of the above.
You’ll be ‘Seeing’ and ‘Feeling’ things you’ve never noticed before
AFTER OUR RIVER TRIP WE HEAD FOR HO CHIH MINH, THE LARGEST CITY IN SOUTH VIETNAM
HO CHI MIN CITY
THE CITY STREETS ARE FILLED WITH MOPEDS AND MOTORCYCLES
FRIENDLY PEOPLE
FOUR PASSENGERS ON ONE MOPED … A COMMON SIGHT
HERE’S AN OFFICE BUILDING
A HELICOPTER LANDING PAD IS ON THE 15TH FLOOR
LOTS OF INTERESTING ARCHITECTURE
A BAKER
Delivering buns to customers
DANCERS
SELLING VEGETABLES ON THE STREETS
BUDGET TRAVEL
About 300 years ago the fastest man could travel was about 27 miles an hour on the back of a horse.
Today in early spring, for about $ 870 I can buy a round trip ticket to Athens Greece, and do it for less money than it takes to earn in a weeks time.
One of the great opportunities we have today is called BUDGET TRAVEL.
HOW TO TRAVEL THE EARTH ON A SHOESTRING