Category Vietnam

Cao Dai Temple and Cu Chi Tunnels

During my last weekend in Vietnam, my friend’s parents were visiting, so we took a day trip a little bit outside of the city.  Our first stop was the Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh (close to where I went hiking and broke my arm earlier this year).  Cao Daoism is one of the most […]

Phu Quoc

Phu Quoc is an island in the Gulf of Thailand, right off the coast of Cambodia… which is somehow part of Vietnam.  The island is stunning – it’s mountainous and highly under developed in the the center of the island, and it’s surrounded by white sand beaches.  I really wanted to make it Phu Quoc […]

Ha Long Bay – Hanoi – and (a tiny bit of) Korea!

Over my winter break, I was so happy I got to go home and spend Christmas with my family and friends!  It was especially nice to get to see my sister before she went off traveling on her own (to study abroad in Ireland).  Before I left for the states, I managed to fit in […]