Tag: Dalat
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So That’s What They Mean by “Canyoning”
Back in November, after the trip itinerary was finalized, I knew that I wanted to schedule at least one full-day excursion in Dalat. I told myself I would research options once I was on the road, but ended up being busier than I thought I would be, so Laurie offered to look into it. She did some research and sent me a link to a “canyoning” adventure. I assumed “canyoning” was some cute Vietnamese synonym for “trekking” or “hiking” – but in a canyon, obviously – so I signed off on it. Truthfully, I didn’t actually open the link, but…
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Dalat and Mui Ne
With my work finished for the year and our time in Chiang Mai at an end, Laurie and I met at the airport on a Sunday morning for our flight to Vietnam. During the hours and hours of travel research and obsessive flight searching that preceded this trip, I had found a direct flight from Chiang Mai to Saigon. It doesn’t operate every day, but it saves time and money compared to flying through Bangkok. Being the holders of e-visas, we were confused about how to proceed after landing in Saigon, but we figured out that we could enter any…
