Hanoi is a change from Hoi An. It is the second largest city in Vietnam with over 8 million people and 5 million motorbikes. It feels a lot like New York, but more hectic. The sidewalks are full of motorbikes, restaurant tables, and goods for sale, so walking in the street is common. Crossing the street is a challenge because…
Scuba diving has been on Michael, Lucas, and Henry’s wish list for a while. I got scuba-certified over 20 years ago in Australia while studying abroad. I was excited to go diving again. The Cham Islands are a group of eight small islands of Quảng Nam, which form a part of the Cu Lao Cham Marine Park, a world Biosphere…
Our last week in Hoi An began with rain. Lucas and Henry had a surf lesson despite the lightning in the distance. They also played pickleball and Michael and Kristian played badminton. It rained all Sunday night and Monday. The streets started flooding. It was a small glimpse of Hoi An during the rainy season. Vicki and I went to…
Week three marks halfway through our stay in Hoi An. There is so much to do and so little time. I went back to acupuncture on Monday. The kids dove into video editing at You Hub and gaming. We swam in the pool, and Michael and Lucas went to play pickleball. Michael played pool. Tuesday is a big day because…
The second week in Hoi An was a busy one. The kids went to You Hub on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. They now walk by themselves to You Hub, and they are thrilled to be able to do that. Lucas and Henry are on week two of budgeting for and planning their meals for the week. Lucas got up one…
Reuniting with our worldschool family is always a highlight of our travels. We originally signed up for a worldschool hub in Vietnam and Thailand with three other families we met in Bulgaria, but the organizers canceled the hub. We decided to come together in Asia with those families anyway. We will be in Hoi An for one month. We are…
Vietnam is our first meet-up spot with our worldschooling friends. In total, we are four families, seven kids. We all met earlier this year in Bulgaria. We originally signed up for a worldschool hub in Vietnam and Thailand that got canceled. We decided to go anyway and make a worldschool hub. The Vietnam visa process is not easy. There is…
Hua Hin is a beach town three hours south of Bangkok. We plan to spend a month there later this year with some friends, but we wanted to check it out first. We hired a car to drive us from Bangkok. It was an easy ride with one bathroom stop, but we will try the bus for half price next…
We arrived in Bangkok after a 17-hour flight to Singapore, a four-hour layover, and a 2.5-hour flight from Singapore to Bangkok. Lucas and Henry looked forward to the long flight. They loved it. Michael told them to stay up for the first half of the flight, which took off at 11:40 p.m. All of the legs went smoothly. It was…
Southeast Asia was supposed to be our first stop when we started traveling four years ago. We had tickets to Japan and then to Bali to participate in a Worldschool conference called Family Adventure Summit. We had plans, and then they changed. Two months before our departure, Michael was diagnosed for a second time with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Michael had Hodgkin’s…