Our final day in Vietnam came faster than we wanted. We were just getting into the groove of Phu Quoc when it was time to leave. We woke up early and spent the morning sipping coffee and eating breakfast on the beach. Picturesque and dreamy right? After breakfast we headed down the beach to enjoy the last final rays of tropical sun that we could before heading off for frozen South Korea. I also enjoyed some fresh fruit for lunch. In South Korea right now, watermelons go for about $25 a piece. I think I bought this fruit plate for $1.50. If it was up to me, I'd eat fruit for lunch and dinner every day! We headed out for the Phu Quoc airport around 4:00pm for the short flight into Ho Chi Minh (35 min). Our flight out of HCM did ... Read More
[Vietnam] $10 dollar scooters and free spray tans
I promised myself I'd be better with blogging this vacation. I would be diligent. I would be hard-working. I would get the photo journal of our vacation up in less than a month (Ehem...look at Bali-took me FOREVER). Now here I sit, well over a month later, STILL posting about our trip. Sigh. I'm almost finished...I swear. I'm beginning to think my readers out there believe we've been on vacation for months, when in reality, we only went for eight days. For the sake of time and lack of page title ideas, I've decided to combine day six and seven for you. Ethan, Sandra, Derik and I all agreed to keep the last three days to ourselves. That meant no schedules. No tours. No pre-booked food. We had the freedom to do whatever the heck we ... Read More