iVenturous

We just got home yesterday at about 8PM.  It was a long flight, but I slept most of the way, so it wasn’t that bad.  We left the hotel at 4AM in Saigon and I arrived home in Herndon, Virginia at about 8PM, which makes the door-to-door time 28 hours.  It was a great trip, but I definitely missed my bed at home here.  It felt so good to be sleeping on my own bed, using my own premium towels, etc.  Ah, home sweet home!  I’ll post the pictures soon.

We have two more nights left in Saigon before we leave for home in the States.  I was shopping at Ben Thanh Market yesterday and the experience blew my mind away.  I wanted to buy two shirts, which they quoted at 500,000 dongs.  I kept bargain the price down to about 120,000 dongs, when they told me that I was cheap as I walked away.  Funny thing was after that they called me back and sold the two shirts to me for 115,000 dongs.  The moral of the story — bargain, bargain, bargain.

JZ and Dan just headed for Hue about 10 minutes ago.  I stayed back in Saigon to relax, since Michael is heading back to the US tomorrow.  It’s been a great trip so far.  Now, it time to relax before we head back to the US.  Oh.  One thing I want to mention.  Internet Cafes no longer open 24 hours here in Saigon.  They all must close at 12AM, otherwise they would be fined 10 million vietnamese dongs.

Once again, we’re back in Saigon, after a short trip to Nha Trang.  I think the beach at Vinpearl in Nha Trang is probably one of the best beaches in the world.  Once I get back to the US, I’ll post some photos to prove it to you.  For your information, the flight to Nha Trang took about 45 minutes each away — a very nice commute for a two-day trip.

We’re in Nha Trang at the moment.  We arrived at roughly 7AM this morning and immediately went on a tour to four different islands from 9AM to 4PM.  We got a chance at snorkeling at the first island, tubing with wine at the second island, relaxing on the beach at the third island, and visiting the acquarium at the fourth island.  The fee for this tour was 100,000 dong, plus roughly another 60,000 dong for tickets at each stop, which came out to be about $10 per person.  The weather was gorgeous.  It was fun and I’m now all tanned up, adding to the previous effect from Phu Quoc.