At first glace this place looked like it would be very boring.  After a day, I quickly changed my disposition. This was the old Imperial Capital of Vietnam and the structures of the Emperors just outside of the city are amazing…..Couple that with the countryside and a quiet beach with all the seafood you can…

The best and finniest guide!!!!!! His name is simply TY This guy who has his company listed below took me around to site after site including the DMZ area overnight and too me out to eat (see seafood and goat above), and then took me into his house to have dinner.  His website and email…

COULD VIETNAM RIVAL OTHER COUNTRIES FOR BEST FOOD? The answer is a resounding YES!!!!  As with Ecuador you have mountains and oceans and farmland all within a few hours drive from each other which makes for a variety of dishes!!!!  My top countries rarely ever change for my like of dood!!!! In no particular order:…

Motorbikes are a big part of this culture as most families own at least one if not two or three.  The streets are jam packed with them zooming past you all the time.  If you dont watch out, you may just get hit by one!!!! This society somehow functions on the organized chaos of motorbikes…

I stayed at the Aurora Riverside Hotel for three nights and was very impressed.  Not only did they change my reservation for me, but they upgraded me to a massive suite seen here: This Suite coupled with 29 dollars a night, a restaurant, bar, pool, and overlooking a lovely rice field made this stay enjoyable. …

Ha Long Bay These set of islands that graze the north western part of Vietnam are covered by luscious vegetation. This landscape dots the ocean like pieces of a puzzle that once all fit together millions of years ago. We were on a boat for a night which was a rather luxurious boat (insert website…

ONE TRIP VIETNAM-Does a great trip to the Cu Chi tunnels on motorbike with stops along the way.  The Cu Chi Tunnels are what the Viet Cong used to annihilate the Americans.  After being in this area for a couple hours crawling thru tunnels and looking at the traps they would hide, it is a…

Communist?Socialist?Capitalist?  It really does not matter because this country is beautiful, friendly and cheap!!! Well from being here for an extended amount of time, one thing is certain and that is this place is one of the most friendliest countries I have ever been too in my life. Long forgotten are the days of the…

As I am sitting here in KUL to meet up with my cousins, Zach, Kelly, and David, I thought I would write a quick blurb of why I am taking a year plus off from work…..my answer….why wouldnt anybody if they had the time and money? “Why are you taking a year off to travel…

Instances of Euphoria: Italy As humans, we choose to expose and unbury exquisite happenings and moments of frozen beauty in time. We choose to call to mind certain memories from our spans of life, from our instances of euphoria and jubilation in order to confront the distressing and harrowing truth about the pains of life.…

Italia!!!! Can I handle another school trip with students? Yes of course I can, although I am at times about to lose my mind, it is always an adventure as there is so many possibilities of what can happen…. However as I have grown tired of writing about my time with students on school trips,…

The week when I ate enough pasta to last me a lifetime This might just be the hardest assignment we’ve been given because I honestly cannot find the words to describe how absolutely wonderful this trip was. I had the time of my life. I made new friends and became closer with others. I had…

Reflective time in Italy During the Italy trip, I really liked the tours and the hotels and it is my second favorite school trip. The tour was sometimes hot because of the weather and how the museums were packed with people making it more hotter, other then that it was amazing because I got to…

 Scuzi, Italy Coming through From my point of view, the Italy trip was without a doubt the best trip I had ever been on. It wasn’t just one of those trips that you’ll forget but rather something that will really stay with you. Not only did we visit some of the most beautiful sights in…

 The Trip to Paradise In my opinion this was currently the best trip I have ever attended. Even though with the ups and downs,Italy left smiles in our faces for us to Remember for the rest of our lives. In this essay, I’ll name the negatives and positives we had in this trip. To me,…

Florence’s Gypsies long skirts and wandering eyes chasing after it prey likes flies a cup In hand and a planned procedure Kisses in exchange for money funny how far they’d go for a euro or two you got no clue whether it’s all an act of greed or a need to feed their families your…

5 Cities, 7 Days That feeling in the pit of you’re stomach when you’re up among those clouds is something I will never get used to. The butterflies swimming and the constant flow of adrenaline in you’re body is what I crave, and that’s exactly what I got while in Italy. The flight experience can…

Fun Times and Beautiful Scenery-Capri How would you feel flying across one of the most beautiful islands in the world? Day 7, which was the day we visited Capri was the day I most enjoyed. The island is split into two parts Capri and Anacapri. Ana means “above” and Anacapri is above Capri, that’s how…

 Eight Days’ Bliss In my few but arguably experience-rich years, there are scarce times I have been as excited as I was on December 25th, 2014. My teachers and classmates had been planning the annual 8th grade school trip to Italy for months and my parents, much to my despair, had informed me that I…

 50 Students. 5 teachers, 7 days, 5 cities, WE DID IT! Our Greece trip was great. The teachers treated us in a really good way, since we respected them (most of the time). The hotel was great, the sites we visited were great, and everything together was just great. I myself said it was going…