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The Year in Photos 2019

January 14, 2020December 27, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Year in photos 2019

We all use photos to keep travel memories. Our images from 2019, of people and scenery, come from about 50 cities in seven countries, visited via 15 different itineraries. We traveled solo, together, and with family.

Categories Active Travel, Arts and Culture, Asia, Cambodia, England, Europe, Nature and Wildlife, North America, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam

A Dog Bites, a Travel Clinic Delivers

April 11, 2020May 3, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Dog attack dog bite management, travel insurance

A dog bite in Hanoi led to numerous doctor appointments. But advance care and rabies vaccinations at our local travel clinic saved the day, as did having our annual travel insurance program in place.

Categories Asia, Cambodia, Our Travel Life, Travel Tips, Vietnam Tags travel insurance

Hanoi Revisited: Returning to Hanoi with a New Generation

April 11, 2020April 28, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Hanoi Family Travel

Hanoi has changed since our first visit in 2012. Or is it that now, as multi-gen family travelers, we’re seeing Hanoi in a new light? Here’s where to stay, where to eat, and what to see in Hanoi, with (or without) grandchildren.

Categories Asia, Eat Drink Stay, Vietnam Tags family travel, Hanoi

A Mekong River Cruise with AmaWaterways

November 20, 2019April 17, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Mekong River Cruise with AmaWaterways

A river cruise on Asia’s Mekong River with AmaWaterways casts new light on Cambodia and Vietnam. Historic sites from centuries and just decades ago are best described by locals who’ve survived and thrived in the changing Mekong Delta region.

Categories Asia, Cambodia, History Travel, Vietnam Tags cruise

A Ha Long Bay Cruise in Vietnam

March 10, 2019March 9, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Ha Long Bay Cruise

Planning a family side trip to Ha Long Bay in Vietnam–with a toddler and an infant–seemed tricky until we booked a one-night Ha Long Bay cruise.

Categories Asia, Eat Drink Stay, Nature and Wildlife, Unesco World Heritage Sites, Vietnam Tags cruise, Ha Long Bay, Hanoi

The Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi

May 7, 2019March 6, 2019 by Tom Bartel
vietnam hanoi imperial citadel princess pagoda

Even though the Thang Long Imperial Citadel of Hanoi has earned UNESCO World Heritage Site status, the actual site has little, if any, visible remnants of its former stature as the imperial capital of Vietnam. What is left is mostly the colonial administration buildings built by the French in the 19th Century.

Categories Asia, Unesco World Heritage Sites, Vietnam Tags Hanoi

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vietnam

March 7, 2019March 4, 2019 by Tom Bartel
hue citadel dragon on roof

There are eight Unesco World Heritage sites in Vietnam: five cultural, two natural, and one “mixed.” Here is a list of them, with links to our stories about the ones we have visited.

Categories Asia, Unesco World Heritage Sites, Vietnam

Food in Vietnam: Flavorful Restaurants, Markets, and Recipes

April 19, 2020February 25, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Food in Vietnam Hoi An

From south to north, our food experiences in Vietnam were enhanced by a local recommendations, cooking classes, and escorted visits to markets and masterful chefs. Discover dishes, find restaurant recommendations, and enjoy these recipes.

Categories Arts and Culture, Asia, Eat Drink Stay, Vietnam Tags Ho Chi Minh City, hue

Tips for First Time Travelers to Vietnam

February 25, 2019July 7, 2017 by Kristin Henning
Vietnam travel tips

The challenge for Vietnam visitors like us–Americans old enough to have lived through the war or at least to recall the nightly news images–is to acknowledge those memories and then … Read more

Categories Asia, Vietnam Tags Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, hue

On Being an American Tourist in Vietnam

February 25, 2019November 2, 2013 by Kristin Henning
American in Vietnam

You can call it the American War or the Vietnam War, but it’s now the world’s war to look back at–as another in a long line of wars in this part of the world–to make sure it is still over.

Categories Asia, Vietnam Tags hue, museums, Saigon
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