Cold, wet, foggy and amazing.Last day in Hanoi was freezing - so bizarre, cold, cold wind. I had on all the fleece I have been hauling around since China and my Down Jacket which doubles as a pillow. Was very happy to have something warm to wear as it was cold and rainy.We boarded the night train for Sapa at 8:30 pm and were pleasantly surprised at how lovely it was. Old and wooden cabins with a little chandelier to add class. My roommates were so interesting...

Moving along.Tonight at 9 pm I am heading, on the night train, to the mountain town of Sapa. The journey takes about 9 hours so I will arrive in the early morning tomorrow. Sapa is a centre for Hilltribes and I booked a tour so it should be very easy - everything organized. The train, the bus to the town, the Hotel.....ah, the easy life. Just kidding because surprising enough, all of the bus and transportation planning and finding accomodation has been so rid...

Want to know what a perfect day on the road looks like?   Really? - Good Morning Hanoi.Got up this morning at 9 am - hard to get out of my King sized bed with the crisp white linens anxious to see some of Hanoi as I hadn't't had the chance the day before. Turned on my laptop to check my mail as the beautiful old Hotel has wifi in their $15.00 (breakfast included) antique filled rooms with 12 foot ceilings. Got a bottle of water out of the fridge to d...

Nina and Les - here are some beautiful flowers to enjoy as you recover.....Nina, hope the shoulder will be ready for June golf and Les - hope you will be able to be back on both feet soon.Miss you both,Love Deb

Hanoi - today I joined a few thousand others to line up, hands beside my hips, walking two by two, no talking, no photos, to make our pilgrimage to see Uncle Ho - Ho Chi Minh, Saviour of Vietnam. It was just as others had described - you have to see it/ do it to understand the significance of this man to these people. Six days a week, 8 months a year, thousands make their pilgrimage to Hanoi to line up for what looks like a mile, to wait for their chance to shu...