Our Joy Nibi hostess booked us rides to our hotel in Hanoi. 500k VND, or less than $20 for a 2 hour ride. As usual, we were pretty much the last ones on, and last off. This means last row. The younger set had the single seats, and were pretty comfy putting them back, lessoning […]
Saigon is the second largest city we’ve visited so far, behind only Bangkok. It seems we prefer somewhat smaller cities, perhaps from having spent so much time in Saint Paul. At any rate, it took some getting used to, but we were reasonably successful. I’ve already talked about the motorcycles. Traffic, in general, is intense. […]
Postcard from Ellen – January, 2025 Hello everyone, I haven’t been blogging as much this trip. I realized it’s partly because there are so many followers I have been feeling self conscious. But also because, like many of you the craziness around the USA has gotten me very down at times and I wanted the […]
By now it’s the 2nd of the new year, and you’re probably waking up. Nonetheless, Happy New Year! We started the evening with a sunset. It just doesn’t ever get boring. There is a tradition here at Journey’s End, that we are all (staff and guests) invited to the landlord’s place across the street for […]
It doesn’t take long to see why Luang Prabang is both a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the most visited tourist spot in Laos. It is one of the mellowest, slow-moving, unrushed places we’ve been. Even the motor scooters take it easy. We landed from our slow cruise down the Mekong and was taken to […]
The last day of our magical mystery tour of Northern Thailand. In hindsight, we wish we’d planned a few more days in Chang Mai. It has a nice vibe, and when one discovers a great breakfast place, one doesn’t want to let it go. We opted for VIP tickets in the “Green Bus.” $11 each. […]
You all know how I like Medical visits in foreign Lands! Well this one was for STEVE, not Me! No big deal he tripped a few weeks ago , but his thumb and hand joint keep hurting so we went for an x-ray. As usual, very clean, very quick, very efficient, service, all in English. […]
–Postcard from Ellen’s Edge! We are at the BEACH! It was a bit challenging as we had to take a local bus. I love local buses and being with the people, but the landscape and ride was a bit reminiscent of travel in Ecuador that at the time I coped well with, but since the […]
I thought it might be time to update you all from Europe. Followers know we have traveled Spain and Portugal. A bit of France and now Berlin. We thought Spain was expensive compared to Ecuador, Peru and Columbia, but France is more so. Yet I am loving France. The cheese is so so good! The […]
Picture: Nancy, Steve, and Ellen My father had a “son in law cup” as a friendly competition for the husbands of his daughters. If I started one for cousins, Nancy would be in the lead! For those that don’t know my family history, Nancy is my first cousin. Her mother was my mother’s younger sister. She has […]
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