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Originally we were to tour Malayasia for 12 days, Indonesia for 11 days and Singapore for 2 days. Of course, this was cut short by the coronavirus. We toured Kuala Lumpur, Malacca and Cameron Highlands in Malayasia and then headed back to Kuala Lumpur for our flight home via Hong Kong. Kuala Lumpur (KL), theContinue reading “Malayasia – Our Last Stop”

We arrived back in Huntsville on Saturday March 21st. We are relieved and happy to be here. We will be in self isolation for 14 days. As you know from our last few posts, it was stressful and scary being away from home and not knowing how or when we would get back to Canada.Continue reading “Home Sweet Home”

March 20th 4:15 p.m. : Our flight is on the Departures Board, with a Gate # – thank goodness! Over 20 hours just moving from the lounge when it closed, and back when it opened at 5:30 a.m. was not much fun, but it looks like we made it. Posted time of departure is 6:15Continue reading “Final Update to Trying Times”

March 19th, 7:35 p.m. Hong Kong time: Thank you for the many heartfelt comments, emails and messages – much appreciated! Just when we thought we finally had things nailed down, we woke up to one more surprise. Our hotel in Hong Kong alerted us to new requirements. Effective March 19th (the day of our flight)Continue reading “Update to Trying Times”

Feb. 21st – 23rd & March 7th – 10th: We stayed in the old quarter of Hanoi 3 days before and 4 days after our 13 Day Far North Loop. Our hotel, La Siesta Hang Be, was a small boutique hotel, which just opened 10 months ago. It was a comfortable place to relax andContinue reading “Hanoi”

March 5 – 7, Days 11 – 13: On March 5th and 6th we stayed at Ba Be Legend Villa, which was a mix between a homestay and a very small guesthouse. It was a Tay family run business and Luan, one of the sons, was the main guest contact person. Luan was charming andContinue reading “Final Stop on the Loop – Ba Be”

March 4th – 5th – Day 10 & 11: After a good nights sleep at the Max Hotel in Cao Bang, we headed out to explore the area. Our first stop was Pac Rang, a ethnic Nung Blacksmith Village known for its tools and knives. With rudimentary equipment they made such good knives. Although tempted, weContinue reading “Cao Bang and Ban Gioc”

March 3 – Day 9: We continued on the “Ha Giang Loop” from Dong Van to Cao Bang. We were lucky to stop for lunch in Meo Vac just before a major downpour which lasted almost 2 hours (complete with thunder). The rains were so hard that there were rock slides and trees down onContinue reading “Continuing on the Ha Giang Loop”

March 1st and 2nd – Day 7 & 8: When we left the Bac Ha market we headed to Ha Giang – a 4 hour drive. We stayed at the Phoenix Hotel which was a brand new North American style hotel and was fancier than any place on the loop that we had stayed thusContinue reading “Ha Giang – Dong Van”

Feb. 29th & March 1st (Day 6 & 7 of the Loop) We headed out from Sapa early so that we could spend more time in Bac Ha (a 3+ hour drive north east from Sapa). We stayed at Huy Trung Homestay and also had dinner and breakfast with Mr Trung, his family and aContinue reading “Bac Ha and its Sunday Market”