The tour is ending, but we are going on to Taiwan

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Thursday, December 16th - Friday, December 17th

Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, to Taipei, Taiwan

Three countries in 24 hours…We left Phnom Penh to overnight in Saigon at a hotel near the airport. Not being one to stay holed-up in a hotel room, we ventured out into the neighborhood. The best find was getting my nails polished for 50 cents in a Vietnamese hair and nail shop located off the beaten road. No I did not let the nail technician trim my cuticles - just polish…such a deal.

Leaving Vietnam for Taiwan we also left all of the great breads and pastries behind. They say the French left 4 things behind in Vietnam: great bread, good coffee (Arabica), beautiful colonial architecture, and the French language. However, we were gaining Alexa once we got to Taipei - a better trade off. Alexa has been traveling in Japan and Korea for the past three weeks. What a welcome sight to see her after 8 months (she’s been teaching English as a second language in Kaohsiung, Taiwan since last April).

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Photos

Movenpick Hotel, Saigon
Our last stop with our tour group. Most of them flew by to the US, but we went on to Taiwan

First hug in 8 months
the best