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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Flights with Johns
After I got home from my little jaunt with Mr. Mormon last night- actually he wasn't a Mormon - I asked. He told me that he was just...
Joanna
Jul 13, 20197 min read
Lazy Day in Alaska
I woke up in my own personal nightmare today. Sick. Might I remind you that I never get sick. That is, until I venture out on vacation,...
Joanna
Jul 12, 20194 min read
Train Tour or Kayak Tour?
So today was the BIG day... My kayaking through glacier excursion! I didn't have a lot of information, as the website and the email...
Joanna
Jul 11, 20195 min read
To the Midnight Smoke, I go!
Hold on to your hats... I think that today, my life suddenly took a turn in the absolute opposite direction from normal... I honestly do...
Joanna
Jul 10, 20195 min read
Big Plans
Today I was going to get up really early and hit the road again, but my legs and feet wouldn't let me. I lied in bed for quite a...
Joanna
Apr 12, 20197 min read
Rubber Legs
Today I am allowed to eat whatever I want. And I'm not saying that because I'm on vacation. We all know that holiday-ers tend to...
Joanna
Apr 10, 20195 min read
No Husband & Tenderloin
Ok... right here... right now... I'm going to give you the crazy 'foreshadowing' of my trip... The premonition... The sign... the omen......
Joanna
Apr 9, 20197 min read
Leaving for the Peanut Sauce
When you opt out of taking a hotel for the night before your flight, and instead wander the streets, eating and drinking whatever you...
Joanna
Nov 22, 20186 min read
Delivering Wow, Sharing Happiness
Today marks my final day in Vietnam... What an adventure it's been. On just one journey, I have never felt so euphoric. so cultured and...
Joanna
Nov 21, 20185 min read
Jona Birda
I spent a large portion of last evening haggling with the hotel 'tour concierge' over the tour I wanted to take today. The tour was a...
Joanna
Nov 20, 20188 min read
Worth our Weight in Rice
I just can't proceed without making mention about the fact that my body's reaction to this country has not been what I intended... nor...
Joanna
Nov 19, 20185 min read
Have Good to See?
So Nigh got a bit regimented with us on the tour... as I have found with a few tour guides over the past few weeks. Orderly. His...
Joanna
Nov 18, 20187 min read
On the Road with Mr. Linh
I left off last night and went looking for nachos... and I found them. Someone like me, with an addiction like nachos... can NOT...
Joanna
Nov 17, 201813 min read
Junk Up, John Wayne
My Indochina Junk tour picked me up at my Classic Hotel at exactly 7:30AM. Isn't that the best name? Junk. Very fitting for how I'm...
Joanna
Nov 16, 201813 min read
Hanoi Me Day
OK.. first full day in Hanoi and I decided the executive decision of the day would be made in my favour... it would be for me to dedicate...
Joanna
Nov 13, 20186 min read
Trái Tim Phiền Muộn
Today was the official "Goodbye Hue" day... and I've never been so overjoyed to leave one place... and one hovel... On a quick side...
Joanna
Nov 12, 20185 min read
White Horses, Horking & Lumpy Pillows
Today I saw someone wearing an Alf shirt. I haven't seen an Alf shirt since the early 90's... which leads me to believe that it might...
Joanna
Nov 11, 20188 min read
I've had Softer Seats on Better Days...
This is a very difficult post for me to write... Looking back at this day, I probably should have just stayed in bed... in Hoi An. I...
Joanna
Nov 10, 20189 min read
Cave Goat, BBQ Frog, Ear Bug & No Monkey
Another tour today... have to cram it all in, right? It's like my social outlet... my traveling bar... the way to meet people from day to...
Joanna
Nov 9, 201811 min read
Y ' Unnastan?
So my first full day in Hoi An... and I had booked a tour to go to My Son in the afternoon. Pronounced Me-Sen... not My Son... as our...
Joanna
Nov 8, 20189 min read
Ranked 2nd...
As everyone knows from my previous posts, I left Phu Quoc and made my way to Da Nang / Hoi An... with a slight mission complete in Ho Chi...
Joanna
Nov 7, 20187 min read
Operation Bikini Body
You bring the bikinis... I'll bring the dong.. Sounds very creepy... but this is my life right now. The entire procedure of swapping all...
Joanna
Nov 7, 20183 min read
Human Kebab
When I got back from my day on the hog... I thought it might be a good idea to Lather myself in sunscreen. Jump in the pool to soothe the...
Joanna
Nov 6, 201812 min read
Just a Girl and her Bike
Located in the Gulf of Thailand, I had read that Phú Quốc was known as the pearl of Vietnam. Its white sand beaches, palm-lined coast...
Joanna
Nov 5, 201812 min read
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