Wednesday, November 2, 2016

2016 Vietnam (Intrepid tour)

Best of Vietnam (Intrepid) October 2016 20 day trip and 4 extra days in Saigon and Hanoi 
Day 1, 2 Ho Chi Minh City. Visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels, War Remnants Museum, and a City tour.       Day 3 Mekong Delta Homestay, Traveling south by private bus for about three hours to Cai Be and explore the waterways of the Mekong Delta, visiting the Cai Be Floating Market.       Day 4 Ho Chi Minh City and then overnight sleeper train to Nha Trang.
Day 5, 6 Nha Trang, idyllic coastal town.    Day 7 Quy Nhon City Nha Trang - Po Nagar Cham Tower.     Day 8, 9, 10 Hoi An, ancient Town. My Lai Memorial visit and bicycle outing.
Day 11, 12 Hue. crossing the Hai Van Pass and a visit to the Imperial Citadel, also Royal tomb, Motorbike trip including lunch, Perfume river cruise and Thien Mu Pagoda.
Day 13 Dong Hoi Vinh Moc Tunnels Entrance.     Day 14 Farm Stay, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park visiting the Phong Cave first, then a cruise up the Son River towards the Thien Duong Cave (Paradise Cave).    Overnight sleeper train to Hanoi.      Day 15 Hanoi - Water puppet show, Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda.     Day 16 Mai Chau   which is situated in a beautiful valley surrounded by verdant mountains and emerald rice paddies, the night in a local stilt-house homestay in the village of Poom Coong.   Day 17 Hanoi.     Day 18 Halong Bay and overnight on boat.     Day 19, 20 Hanoi.
Link to PICTURE ALBUM.


Tuesday, July 5, 2016

2016 Great Britain Trip

A 5 week trip through Great Britain - (England, Wales and Scotland). 30 days by car and 5 days in London.
Pictures

Monday, April 11, 2016

2016 March Florida

March 2016 we went for two weeks visiting friends and neighbors in Florida. Our trip was from the Orlando area to Naples and Marco Island.  Pictures

Monday, February 15, 2016

2016 January Puerto Vallarta Mexico

This year we went again for the month of January to Puerto Vallarta, our escape from the Chicago winter. We stayed in the Romantic Zone, right on the beach and all our favorite places. Pictures