After a beautiful evening on HaiLong Bay which is dotted with more than 3000 islands and is a UNESCO World Heruitage site we continued to Danang abnd then onto Hue. OIur first night in Hue we saw a traditional water puppet show. The puppets are controlled from behind a screen by people standing in the water and the are on the surface of the water. The dragons fight, the duck swim etc. Very entertaining even though you can't understand the language. Hue was a...

We have been in Hanoi for three days and have found the people to be dynamic, happy, and very friendly. Everything is moving and growing even if it is a bit disorganized. We have toured the city, visited HoChiMins masoleum, visited temples ane museums, the Hanoi Hilton and today visted the countryside where they make "rice paper" for those fresh spring tolls. interesting process, in fact I tried my hand at it. We also visited with some veterans of the "America...

After a long trip via Hong Kong and Bangkok we arrived in Vietanane, Laos. While passing through Bankok we noticed extensive flooding. Vehicles, cars, buses, trucks were parked on freeways in the outside lanes to remove them from city flooding. The domestic airport was closed, but the international one had no problem. The above picture is actually from Vietanane and is the Great Sacred Stupa. After two nights in Vietanane, we moved on to Luang Prabang which is a...

Above photo taken from my front yard last winter, Only 3 more days until departure. With limited luggage weight just packing the right things is a challenge. On Saturday morning, I will drive to LAX and meet my friend Joyce Nichols and we will fly to Hong Kong with a short layover and then on to Bankok for one night.