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Naked in the Airport!

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Upon arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam from Vientiane, Laos, it seemed I had entered an alien land!  A city of concrete…jumbled wires…a sea of motor scooters blind to the traffic lights…mass chaos with purpose…face masks creating a barrier from the dusty city…an assault on the senses with smells and colors.  Pure insanity!!

The seven of us, on this tour through GAP Adventures, were instructed on how to cross the street.  To walk–not run–to keep walking–that the drivers would go around us.  I felt like a duck on a shooting range.  Luckily, I have a spiritual grounding and realize that there are some things I have very little control over.

After being separated from the group while shopping that evening, there was a moment of sheer panic!  I didn’t know the name of our hotel.  The Tour Guide had given the information to everyone–when I was in the restroom–so I didn’t receive it.  But I found my way to the meetup spot…whew!!

I made arrangements to spend the night on a boat on Halong Bay in the China Sea and said my ”goodbyes” to the group!

At $68 for the entire excursion–it was a small price for such serenity and beauty!

I went kayaking…

 

Had a nice glass of vino!

Although I had a six hour layover in Nagoya, Japan‘s airport, on my way home to Cincinnati, I had plenty to keep myself occupied with there.  It was a destination onto itself, with over 60 shops and restaurants and a spa!

Upon arrival at the airport, I met a girl named Andrea who had been teaching English in Hanoi for four months and was so fearful of crossing the street that she decided to move back home to Canada.

We went to the Spa together.  The women had their own hot tub, cold dip, sauna, and steam room area with a view of planes landing and taking off.  We didn’t have our bathing suits, but the other women were naked so…when in Rome.  It makes for a great story…”Naked in the Airport”!

This is Andrea and I at the Airport in Japan.

I returned home on Christmas Eve.  I hope you had fun following my adventure!

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Black and White

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I’ve never experimented with switching my photos to black and white…so I thought I’d give it a try with a couple from my trip to Egypt and Jordan in 2009.  I think they turned out pretty cool –

This one was on the Nile River.  I slept on a Felucca sailboat overnight on the Nile…which you can read about here.

Hope you are making your week wonderful!

~Sherry~

Tranquility aka Halong Bay

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Halong Bay, off the coast of Vietnam is stunning and so tranquil!  Although this wasn’t included on the itinerary of the trip I went on through GAP Adventures, I asked the tour leader if she could book it for me at the end of the tour and it turned out to be one of the highlights of my 18 days in SE Asia.

Hope you enjoy!

Feeding Frenzy in the Canals of Bangkok

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As promised, another video from my trip to SE Asia in December 2009, through GAP Adventures.  Our first day in Bangkok, Thailand we took a long tail boat tour of the Canals aka Khlongs.  One of the highlights was the feeding frenzy we observed of hungry…aggressive catfish.  It was quite impressive.   The first person you see on the video is Claire…from the UK.  We maintained our friendship after the trip and she came to America…specifically Cincinnati, Ohio…to visit me this summer.   Hope you enjoy the video!