Sapa, Vietnam Trekking in NW Mountains
The last leg of our NW mountain tour was an awesome two day Sapa, Vietnam trekking adventure. Sapa, Vietnam is an idyllic little mountain district which features hundreds of miles Continue Reading →
Discover Asia
The following is a collection of travel adventures through Central and East Asian countries. Throughout history Asia has been the cradle of civilization fostering the roots of all the world’s major established religions and long standing cultures. Therefore, it was with great interest that I studied the religion, politics, history and ecology of all the Asian travel destinations that I visited. As a result, this Asia travelogue is a combination of book learning fortified by personal experience and travel photography.
Political Struggles of the Hmong People
In SE Asia, the struggles of the Hmong people are politically intractable. At the source, their ongoing struggle is because they were allied with American and French colonial ambitions in Continue Reading →
Tonle Sap is the “Heartbeat of Cambodia”
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in SE Asia. Literally, Tonle translates to English as “fresh” and Sap translates as “lake”. However, the most important significance of the lake Continue Reading →
Exotic Vietnamese Foods for you in Vietnam
While we traveled throughout Vietnam we inevitably came in contact with some very exotic Vietnamese foods. Indeed, Asians (especially in Vietnam) have an infamous reputation for eating and drinking very Continue Reading →
Northwest Vietnam Mountain Tour Adventure
During our stay in Hanoi we had visited some NW Vietnam tour companies because we wanted to book a private Northwest Vietnam mountain tour. Our desire to visit the NW Continue Reading →