Posts Tagged: Travel
last thoughts on the Red River
Xi chao! • Because internet access is spotty at best, we have done far more than I could write about since my last communication. I would like to offer some random thoughts on our Red River Delta experiences.
Red River Delta
Well, let me tell you all, web based email is awful! I just spent the better part of an hour composing an email and hit send and it is lost forever. • Suffice it to say we are well and near Ninh Binh in the Red River Delta. Our days are spent bicylcing, boating, and walking the rice paddies. We …
Toby heard from
Here's Toby's take on our settling in. • The world is nearly full of people who are really pissed with each other. The Shias & Sunnis are fighting over Mohammed's son-in-law from 1300 years back. The Serbs & Bosnians are refighting an Ottoman battle from 1325 or so; not to mention Croat vs …
street scenes of Hanoi
Xin Chao, • I will try to paint photos with words. Because, as some of you may have guessed, so far the camera has not come out. It will, I promise. • Last night, we went out to dinner. Everyone was served the same thing, and we figured out what to do by watching others. When we sat down, we …
Welcome to Vietnam
Good morning! • It is 8AM, we have had breakfast and are ready to start our first full day. The hotel ($15.00 per night includes private bathroom) includes breakfast and we had this lovely fruit that we cannot identify. It was very white, like a merangue and filled with something that looks like …
Our Trip to Alaska
As our regular customers know, Horton Brasses closes each August for 3 weeks vacation. Some of us travel; most of us are pretty local, enjoying families and Connecticut beaches and New England in general. Toby and I have a lust for travel and this year it was Alaska or bust. • This year's trip …
August in Madagascar
In August of 2001, Toby and I went to Madagascar. Madagascar is the 4th largest island on earth, and is located off the east coast of Africa. First settled 2000 years ago by Indonesians, today it is a mix of many tribes. The country is 1000 miles long and 300 miles wide, and has all types of …
Building a house in Botswana
Welcome to our trip to Botswana! • Why Botswana? Well, Botswana is one of the countries in Africa where Habitat for Humanity International works. We have always felt that Habitat for Humanity does good work, and we have supported them financially. We have, however, never volunteered our time …