Flat Stanley s Travel Blog

Hi Everyone, Flat Stanley here. You know probably 90 % of Vietnamese families don't have cars, but almost everyone has motorbike. The problem is how do you transport things on a motors bike that are heavy or bulky? The Vietnames people are very good at this. Here are some pictures of how they transport objects. I think some of these are funny and I hope that you enjoy them. Best Wishes, Flat Stanley... read more

Hi Everyone, Uncle Arlyn and I are in Ho Chi Minh City. The flight to Ho Chi Minh City was very good and we have since been very busy here. Ho Chi Minh City used to be called Saigon, for the Saigon River that flows by the city. It is very warm here and the temperature stays between 80 and 100 degrees most of the year. It seems it is always summer here! Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam was conquered by the French in 1859 and was under their control until 1954. Even today most of the architecture looks like what you see in France. In fact, in Paris there is a famous Cathedral called Notre Dame, and here in Ho Chi Minh City there is a replica of Notre Dame that is 1/3 smaller ... read more

Today Uncle Arlyn and I took a tour of Hanoi. We went with a group of tourists. In our group were people from Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Germany and Australia. Everyone spoke English which made it nice. Our tour started at 8:30 AM and was over at 3:30 PM. The good news is that the minivan we took was air-conditioned and held 10 passengers. The bad news was that there were 14 people on the tour. Needless to say, we all sat very close together and we were very good friends by the end of the tour. I also became very good friends with Ms Huong, our tour guide. Remember what her name means? It means “flower” or “perfume”. Here is my picture with Ms. Huong. We first visited the Temple of Literacy which was founded ... read more

Hi Mrs. Stein and Kids, Flat Stanley here! I am looking forward to reporting to about my latest adventure. On Friday, October 13th, 2006 I headed to Vietnam with Steve Tucker’s uncle Arlyn. We are having quite a wonderful time, but it has been a very long journey. We got up early on Friday morning. Arlyn made certain that I was comfortable and protected in a book that he was carrying. He said I made a good bookmark, but I have to tell you, I have read that entire book now and it was boring. It was a safe place to sleep though. We had to fly from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Atlanta which took about 2 hours and 600 miles. We then got on board a Korean Airlines 747 Jet for a long flight to Seoul, ... read more