ITINERARY

Although rather bland, this intinerary is an easy way to keep track of what I'm up to. Unfortunately, I am not uploading pictures while traveling so you get to enjoy links to great photos of some of the places I'm visiting.

July 3- Hanoi

• Arrive very late in Hanoi (every shop is closed and there are only a few street lights)
• Find a hostel by bumping into three drunk travelers stumbling home and following them to their place

July 4- Hanoi http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/vietnam.hanoi.html

• Meet up with Linh
• Dodge motorbikes and explore the city
• Evening at the waterpuppet show

July 5- Hanoi

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Residence, and Ho Chi Minh Museum
• Lunch with Linh's family
• Museum of Ethnology

July 6-8 Halong Bay http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/vietnam.halong.html

• Various caves and grottoes, Cat Ba Island, hiking in the national park (an extremely difficult hike)
• Sea kayaking and swimming in the bays

July 9-12 Sapa http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/vietnam.sapa.html

• Chillin out and enjoying the view from my hotel room
• Trekking to various villages
• Talking to local girls dressed in traditional garb who speak English really well and play nasty games of pool
• Watching Zidane get medieval on Materazzi

July 13 Hanoi

• Staying at Linh's house before heading to Saigon
• Having Linh's mama cook us a phat meal of crab stuffed spring rolls..mmm.

July 14-16 Saigon

• Meeting Diana (Georgetown friend who decided on a whim to come from Singapore to meet me in Saigon!)
• Day tour of the Mekong Delta for a ridiculously low (even by Vietnam standards) 6 dollars, including lunch!

July 17 Mui Ne http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Vietnam/Northeast_South/Binh_Thuan/mui_ne/

• Sandboarding
• Beaching it

July 18,19 Nha Trang http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/vietnam.nha-trang.html

• Going out
• Snorkeling? Diving?

July 20-22 Hoi An http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/vietnam.hoi-an.html

• Getting a new wardrobe (lots of tailors in Hoi An)

July 23-24 Hue (Ancient capital, Viet Nam's first UNESCO World Heritage site)

• http://www.terragalleria.com/vietnam/vietnam.hue.html

July 25 DMZ and the Vin Moch tunnels

July 26 Hanoi

July 27 Beijing

August 4 Los Angeles