Bryn There, Done That

Xin chao, Mitchell here. Bryn and I spent 3 nights in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) center so we could take in many of the historic sites and still have some time for fun. The War Remnants museum was very informative but also very heavy stuff to take in. I won’t go into too much detail, but another name for it is the US aggression war museum and it’s mostly made up of photographs from the brutal Vietnam war.  The next day we went to independence palace, which was also full of history, most notably where a North Vietnamese army tank drove through the gates on April 30, 1975, ending the Vietnam war.    Independence Palace, Ho Chi Minh City  Games night! That night we made friends with some locals at a bar, enjoyed a few nice cocktails and played games. The next day was early rise to hop on an 8-hour bus to Da Lat. We chose this destination for something completely different because as much as we are loving the warm weather, some mountain air was ver...

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.” - Anthony Bourdain   Sunrise on Koh Rong, Cambodia Bryn here. I apologize for the delay in this post. I updated the blogger app and after two hours of writing a few days ago, it decided to delete my work when I pressed publish. Oy vey; take two, maybe with less detail. The above quote definitely resonated with us for our time in Cambodia. It’s been the roughest leg of our journey thus far, but I can definitely say it has taught me the most.  We last left you in Siem Riep, following our tour of Angkor Wat. On our last day there, I did some volunteering at a local school, while Mitch stayed back and ate some frogs (4 in one sitting- ick). At the school I...

Suostei!  Mitch here. I opened up with a Khmer/Cambodian greeting because we are in Cambodia already! Our attempt at the classic Angkor Wat picture. Last time we posted, we were about to head to the Queens Cabaret on Koh Tao, Thailand. It was a very confusing but entertaining outing and well worth the cost of two outrageously priced drinks. After admiring all of the lady boys lip sync to chart topping tunes, Bryn volunteered me to be a part of the last act... so I’ll add embarrassing to the adjectives describing our experience. Lady boys! The following day, I began my level 1 free diving course and Bryn carried on with the yoga and beach routine, trying to win the affection of the golden retriever who made regular appearances near our resort...  I believe his “name” was Ronaldo? She also enjoyed the scooter as our 2 day bike rental quickly turned into half day, which turned to one day scooter which then turned into three more days of scootering around ...