I will Miss Saigon Even though for only a moment Were we here Hanoi Beat me Screamed at me Pushed me down until I was Looking up at myself crying But Saigon, you brought me sun And love again Beautiful Halong Bay took me away Adrift on a quiet sea Where I wondered Where was … More Miss Saigon, a poem
If you’ve been following along, you know that since arriving in Vietnam about two weeks ago, we have had very little sunshine and a whole lot of rain and drizzle, which is worse than rain for your spirit if you ask me because it wears at you slowly. But we headed south from Hanoi, and … More Sabbatical days 233-240: Lovely, Lantern-Lit Hoi An
Oh, Hanoi. I wanted to love you unquestioningly like I do almost every big, crazy, smelly city I’ve ever been to. But, alas, some love stories just aren’t meant to be. Perhaps we can still be friends. The signs were good at the start. The young woman sitting next to us on the plane from … More Hanoi: the Good, the Bad, and the get me the Phở outta here
After a few days in crazy Hanoi, we were ready to escape the madness for some peace and quiet. Halong Bay was the perfect respite, a magnificent natural landscape/seascape of thousands of dramatic limestone crags jutting out of the sea. Everyone had said it wasn’t to be missed and they were right. A UNESCO World … More Sabbatical days 230-232: Escape to Halong Bay
The Found Year 