Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Zhoumo kuaile!

A week from today, we'll be traveling to Vietnam... but we may not get to leave the country. Our flight back to Shanghai on June 15 got cancelled, and we're now tasked with finding an alternative. You may have heard that relations right now between the Chinese and the Vietnamese are strained at best (click here for the latest from CNN). Well, the whole thing is putting a wrench in our seemingly perfect itinerary:
Friday, June 6: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) 
Saturday, June 7: Explore/eat our way through HCMC 
Sunday, June 8: Fly to Dong Hoi and explore Phong Nha because...
Monday, June 9: At 8:00 a.m., we depart for a two-day caving expedition (wish me luck!)
Wednesday, June 11: Fly to Hanoi 
Thursday, June 12: Depart for a three-day/two-night cruise in Halong Bay (that's what I'm talkin' about) 
Saturday, June 14: Arrive back in Hanoi
Sunday, June 15: Leave Vietnam?  

To be continued...

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Insanity

And this is why Mike and I stayed in town during this holiday rather than travel somewhere within China.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Zhoumo kuaile!

What's everyone up to this weekend? No set plans for us other than a few errands to run, one of which may be a trip to the fabric market for custom winter coats now that the temperature is dropping. It's actually been quite lovely here, though I'm waiting for the cold to sweep in suddenly and forcefully.  

Mike and I have been discussing upcoming travel plans with the news that he's been given a few days off in November. We thought of escaping this polluted concrete jungle and its soundtrack of car horns; we thought of getting back to nature, hiking and swimming in Southeast Asia, going on some sort of eco-adventure. And then we looked into flights. And we weren't prepared to drop $600-700. So instead, we're going in a completely different direction and heading to... wait for it... Macau, the VEGAS of Asia! Stay tuned for more on our upcoming getaway. 

Before signing off for the weekend, I'd like to wish two of my very good friends, born on the same day in October, a very happy birthday. Sending love from China.   
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