Settling into Da Nang We firmly parked ourselves a block from the beach for a couple weeks in the seaside gem of Da Nang, where we could have definitely stayed longer. It felt like an undeniable blend of Rio de Janiero, Miami and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It’s a super comfortable place to slow down and just be for awhile thanks…
Our Apartment Accommodation(s) Yes, we finally had real apartments and oh, did we need this downtime more than we thought. It only took one night in our super quiet(!) and cozy apartment to know we were gonna like Hanoi. Our first of two apartments $26/night on Booking was on the south end of Tây Ho, or West Lake and we were…
At an elevation of 8500 feet (2560 meters), the historic colonial and cultural center of Cuenca is the cobblestone on the cake to what is already a gorgeous and livable city. Like nearby areas in Colombia, Cuenca is tucked into a cool Andean valley and known for its eternal spring temperatures. For this, and so many other reasons, it inched into…
Medellin…to some the mere name of it brings a shudder and a stereotypical statement about cocaine, the TV show Narcos, and the notorious drug lord & narcoterrorist, Pablo Escobar. While it’s true, that Medellin was once known as the “murder capital of the world,” in the last 20 years it has undergone a miraculous transformation and is now a must…
Arrive early on a weekday (they open at 7) to La Gruta Spa to get this shot and avoid the crowds. When you’re staying in San Miguel de Allende, it’s easy to slip into something more comfortable by heading up to one of the area’s many thermal hot springs. We chose La Gruta Spa, famous for its man-made otherworldly cave…
After five weeks in Ciudad de Guanajuato we bussed onward to the expat hot spot of San Miguel de Allende. Although it was only a 90-minute journey what we found there was an entirely different flavor of Mexico. Because we’ve got ice cream (nieve) on our brains a lot these days, we’ll say it was like licking your way through…
We never expected to spend eight weeks in Phnom Penh, or for that matter, ten weeks in Cambodia, but COVID-19 gave us an opportunity. If we had to be “stuck” in a SE Asian country, we think we landed in a good spot, especially based on the more Draconian measures set forth in neighboring Thailand and Vietnam. The Cambodian government,…
