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Vietnam Part 5: Countryside Village
This country village was another stop we made along the road from Hanoi to Ha Giang. We were greeted cheerfully by villagers, pigs and chickens, and a few water buffalo. The rice fields are such a...
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Vietnam Part 6: At Heaven’s Gate (Quan Ba Pass)
Quan Ba Pass, also known as “Heaven’s Gate” is not far outside of Ha Giang city. The pass is part of the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, which means it is UNESCO designated “single, unified...
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Vietnam Part 7: In the Palace of the Hmong King
The second day of our travels in northern Vietnam also took us to the Hmong King Palace, also know as the Opium Palace. The palace belonged to Vuong Chinh Duc, a powerful Hmong ruler and opium trader...
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On the Road to Dong Van, or Hitchhiking on a Rice Truck
This is a little story about losing our van, wandering through a village, and hitchhiking with a rice truck driver. It started with this: Impassable except by motos. (I am convinced they can go almost...
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Weaving Linen in Lung Tam
One of the places we stopped during our time in the northern Vietnamese countryside was the village of Lung Tam, where Hmong women weave and naturally dye linen into beautiful garments, starting with...
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Lung Cu Flag Tower, Vietnam
We ended our second day in the countryside (the day that included hitchhiking in a rice truck and other sites) at the Lung Cu Flag Tower, the northernmost spot in Vietnam. This is the closest I’ve...
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Icicle Ridge Hike
Over the weekend Ben, Kai and I hiked Icicle Ridge, right outside of the Bavarian village town of Leavenworth, WA (Leavenworth is touristy but so very cute and fun!) The hike is 6 miles round-trip. It...
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Vietnam: A Stop in Dong Van and On the Road Again
Our whirlwind trip through the northern countryside of Vietnam continued with a stop in the town of Dong Van. After a day filled with a week’s worth of sights and memories we shared a relaxing dinner...
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A Day Trip to Lummi Island
Last weekend was hot hot hot by Seattle standards. With our long days in the summertime that means the hot, dry sun rises at 5:30am and bakes our non-air-conditioned house until 10pm when it finally...
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A New Blog
I decided to make a new home for my Seattle and travel photos. I transferred everything over so it looks almost exactly the same. If you’re subscribed to my blog posts through email make sure you...
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