Hanoi keeps on giving…Cruise/tour starts tomorrow…
This photo we took in one of the hotel's two lobby areas reminded us of another era. We can easily imagine the...
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More than we expected of Vietnam, fascination, awe and wonder…It has it all…Where does familiarity fall into the mix?
This, dear readers, so much bespeaks Vietnam in today's world. Yesterday afternoon, when we took off on foot from the hotel, we were excited...
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Too wonderful for words…This five star hotel in Hanoi is over the top!…
This clawfoot tub is just what I needed for soaking. The master bath is huge with double sinks, a private water closet...
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We’re at the Changi Airport in Singapore…
As a renowned international business center there are many high rise office buildings. I was apprehensive about the long walk to...
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Scroll for total final expenses for one week in Singapore…Tomorrow, an early morning flight to Hanoi, Vietnam…Tom’s haircut in Singapore…
Historical building. We sorry we weren't able to explore Singapore as we'd intended based on my injured spine during our entire...
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An unusual city…An unusual experience…Surprising cost of owning a car in Singapore…Three days and counting.
The Chinatown Point mall contains more restaurants than apparel shops. Singapore is unlike any city/country we visited in these past 44 months...
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Medical issue kept under wraps until today…Time to come clean…More Singapore shopping photos…
Live crab. It was only as a result of an extraordinary amount of pain relief from an anti inflammatory diet over...
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Food and shopping attracts tourists to Singapore…
Tom likes these "wienie wraps!' These are SGD 1, US $.74. Breakfast is an easy meal to accommodate my restrictive diet...
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Singapore is unlike any other city…10 laws punishable by fine and jail in Singapore…
Sri Mariamman Temple, which we'll tour in the next few days. It's expensive in Singapore... in restaurants, hotels and for products and...
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Arrived in Singapore…Oh my, this city is over the top!…
We'd expected the Vietnam Embassy to be guarded and much larger. As often is the case, many embassies are converted larger...
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