Category Archives: Honeymoon

We’re in Cat Ba town on Cat Ba Island, the largest island in Halong Bay in the north of Vietnam. We’re here with a small tour group. We’re writing this message from an internet cafe that advertised itself inside our … Continue reading →

We did our Perfume Pagoda trip today. It involved a two-hour van trip (which was more comfortable than our van trip from Vinh to Hanoi), a one-hour rowboat trip (the boat with four of us in it was paddled by … Continue reading →

Last night’s foot massage turned out to be quite an ordeal, as our masseuses crushed, ground and scored our bodies with their steely fingers. All the while, they were laughing and trying to teach us Vietnamese phrases, while informing me … Continue reading →

Here’s another update. Today, the weather has been much better. It’s been very overcast, but there’s been no rain all day, which has cast Hanoi in a slightly different light. You tend to see a lot more when you’re walking … Continue reading →

I just wrote a really long e-mail to the list. I was almost done and then I hit something which caused me to lose the whole thing. I’m really mad. In summary: Our bus ride sucked. I think Ian has … Continue reading →