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Cu Chi Tunnels, Ho Chi Minh Sights, and AK47s
In this week of travel we fit in a lot of activity. Most notably we went on a tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels (day 194 below) where we got to experience what the VC fighters and locals had to endure during the war. On that tour AC also shot an AK47 which felt like
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Exploring Ho Chi Minh City With An Overclocked Brain
This week we really got settled into our great Airbnb and the immediate surrounding area. Feeling comfortable with our surroundings, we started exploring Ho Chi Minh City. First up was the tallest building in Vietnam, and the 17th tallest in the world, Landmark 81 (Day 185 below). Next was a motorbike tour of food and
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Moving On To Vietnam
This week we wrapped up our time in Manila Philippines and we are moving on to Vietnam. This week was full of stress for me, but was also a major relief to get our of Urban Deca Homes Ortigas. Travel Log: Day 178 (12/22), Philippines JC and I went for separate walks again to rack
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The Risks Of Manila – Creeps, Vanishing Kid, Getting Stranded
This week of travel was full of danger, risk and uncertainty. Reading back through these logs I can understand the stress we’ve all been feeling through the week. The events include a vanishing kid, as BC disappears into the thin air of manila (12/12 log). BC also encountered a creep on the playground (12/8 log),
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Diarrhea In Manila Philippines – This Place Sucks
This collection of travel logs spans the week of 12/1 – 12/7, and involves great things like bad food leading to Diarrhea in our shoe sized apartment in Manila Philippines (day 157). We’re trying to see the redeeming qualities of this city, but it’s not going well. This week was full of struggles like issues
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International Travel Log – Whites In Manila Philippines
This series of days includes our international travel log days where we move from Guam to Manila, and the hilarious reaction of Filipino kids seeing whites in the non-tourist area of Manila Philippines (more on that in day 155 below). Travel Log: Day 150 (11/24), Guam We ran out of coffee this morning, so JC
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Tarzan Falls Guam
The information related to Tarzan Falls in Guam can be found on day 149 below. Travel Log: Day 148 (11/22), Guam In the morning JC and I walked over to our local beach. There was supposed to be a dragon boat festival going on. From what we could gather they were just getting started for
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Dudes That Talk But Don’t Listen
Travel Log: Day 146 (11/20), Guam school and beach Regular school day, nothing noteworthy. We went to the nearest beach in the afternoon where BC played with his newly built boat. The boat is pretty cool with a sail and outrigger coconuts to keep it stable. While we were there a guy I recognized from
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Family Travel In Guam – Mundane Days
This collection of travel logs was a particularly boring set of days. I’m posting them so as to not gather too many of these together, potentially burying more interesting days to come. Travel Log: Day 141 (11/15), Guam JC and I decided not to run today. I have excuses but it boils down to us
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University Of Guam Post-Apocalyptic Campus Visit
Travel Log: Day 140 (11/14), Guam Today was the end of our first full week back to school after my mom left, so we resumed Field Trip Friday. We decided to go walk around the University of Guam. The University and campus were really not what I was expecting. To start with there was ample
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
