While on a guided tour of the Vietnamese mountain town, Dalat, Rob and I were presented with a number of interesting foods to try. Some of them we willingly did, some took encouraging, and some were a hells no. Crickets - Part of our tour took us through a cricket...
Tall Tales Tuesday: The Joys and Woes of Sleeper Busses
The "sleeper bus", as expats affectionately call it, is a common way to travel around Southeast Asia, and Vietnam especially. Rob and I took a few of these busses during our travels around Ho Chi Minh City. Aside from my crippling anxiety before boarding for one in...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Market Scenes
A month or so ago, I shared a video of two Korean women enjoying a working lunch at the fish market, but I have yet to share with you scenes from the Vietnamese markets. Before arriving in Vietnam, Rob and I had no idea what our food shopping situation would be. I...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Montauk Lighthouse
A bit of housekeeping: I have updated some of the pages and their drop downs. I'm hoping this makes finding workouts and exploring some past Tall Tales Tuesday posts a bit easier. Now onto our regularly scheduled programming. Rob's and my recent trip to New York was...
Tall Tales Tuesday: The Deliciousness of Seoul
One of the questions Rob and I get quite often when someone first finds out that we spent a year in Vietnam is, How was the food? Now, Rob and I realize we are in the minority when we say that the food was just not our thing. There were a few dishes that we enjoyed...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Temple Children
I have so much to tell you about Blend! The recap will wait until tomorrow since it's Tuesday and there is a Tall Tales post coming your way. Siem Reap is the Cambodian city full of temples, dust, heat, and tourists. Rob and I spent a long weekend exploring via...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Those Four Hours My Life Flashed Before My Eyes
Back in 'Nam (sorry, I get a kick out of saying that), Rob and I visited a small village about four hours outside of Hanoi. When it was time to head back to Hanoi after a night in the village, the tour organizers miscounted the number of people who needed to return...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Canyonlands National Park
For the holiday weekend, Rob and I decided to take a last minute camping trip to Canyonlands National Park. We arrived just before noon on Saturday and spent the afternoon hiking around the Island in the Sky section of the park. Canyonlands is a huge park and is...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Lunch Time at the Fish Market
This week's Tall Tales post is going to be a short one as I am getting back into the swing of things after a super fun, family-filled weekend. More on that tomorrow! While exploring the fish market in Busan, South Korea, Rob and I stumbled upon this duo. The younger...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Beach Games
There are two types of beaches in Vietnam. The absolutely pristine, tourist only, blue water, bungalow practically on the ocean beaches, and then there are the local beaches. Oh the local beaches. Rob and I were able to visit a few local beaches in a few different...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Riding the Rails
Welcome to another edition of Tall Tales Tuesday! Today's installment takes us back to Vietnam. During our Christmas break, Rob and I went from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, south to north, exploring all the major cities in-between. From overnight busses to planes to...
Tall Tales Tuesday: Bandalier National Monument
Continuing a review of our New Mexico road trip! With our shoes still full of sand and full bellies from our brunch in Santa Fe, Rob and I headed to Bandalier National Monument. (I have a thing about taking a picture in front of all the national park signs. We are...