Day 16: September 29th: Sapa After a somewhat rough night on the Victoria night express to Sapa we meet Mao, our Hmong tour guide at the Sapa railway station. We arrive at 6:00 am in the morning after maybe a couple hours of sleep on a very bumpy train ride. I “usually” don’t think…OMG…
The dog days are here and it is finally summer in Seattle. I know for sure summer is here when my strawberries are ready to be harvested. This year I used most of my strawberries as is over vanilla ice cream, its just the best and my new obsession – Acai Bowls – where have…
Day 14: Tuesday September 27th – Halong Bay We wake up to a beautiful day in Halong Bay and start the day off with a private Tai Chi lesson. Mike and I have so much fun doing Tai Chi “for beginners” that we are motivated to look for Tai Chi lessons once we are…
Ah…do I need to say more…pasta, sausage and cream …AND it only takes one pot and 20 minutes from start to finish, but wait there is more, its not just another boring pasta recipe, you can load this dish with quite a few fresh vegetables (I only use onions and tomatoes but you could also…
Yesterday was mothers day and so I called my mum in Germany, chatted a little bit with her and told her I was making beesting cake (Bienenstich), a cake that is a little bit time consuming (as all yeast doughs are) and so she was sharing with me how in Germany lots of restaurants and…
I can’t believe I still haven’t finished my Indochina Travel Diary, more entries to come. I am interrupting the Indochina diary to catch up with the last 4 months. Lots has happened, the good, the bad and the ugly. The Ugly first…We had to put down our dog Kodi, which was heart breaking. I have…
Day 12 – Sunday September 25th – Hoi An Today we are exploring Hoi An – and on the short drive to Hoi An our guide Wu shares with us some interesting facts about Da Nang and Hoi An. Da Nang is the third largest city in Vietnam in terms of urban population and one of the major port cities is the commercial…
Day 10: Friday September 23rd 2016 – Binh Than Island Todays morning tour was a visit to Binh Than Island, which we reached by cruising through the narrow channels of the Mekong Delta. The views along the river banks gave us a great view into the locals daily live on the Mekong and we could observe the…
I am pausing the Indochina travel posts for a quick summary of the past 3 months since we came back from our travels to Indochina and want to close out the year with some fun pictures and a great breakfast recipe. The biggest events in the past 3 months had to be Halloween considering the…
Day 8 – Wednesday September 21st : Phnom Penh – Jahan MehKong River Mike is looking forward to this day since we started this trip. Our guide drops us off at the River bank of the Mekong River to board the Jahan, our “home” for the next 4 days. We are very anxious on what…
Day 6: Monday September 19th: Siem Reap: Wow, what a day it has been. September 19th is Mike and my wedding anniversary and the tour agency had planned a very special day for us. We got up at 4:00 a.m. to see the sunrise over Angkor Wat, one of the most preserved temples in the…
Day 4: Bangkok – Siem Reap (Saturday September 17th) After a short flight from Bangkok we land in Siem Reap/Cambodia, and walk down the Tarmac to the actual airport building. Two thoughts immediately pop into my mind – wow this tarmac is really pretty, lined with pretty flowers and OMG I can’t breathe, I think…
