AMICK’S ASIAN ADVENTURES
Hello family and friends!
How time flies! In my last update, Warwick and I were in Nepal getting ready to trek for 3.5 weeks. That was over 4 months ago, and countless things have happened since then. I’d like to take some time to go back and write about our experiences in the countries we’ve visited so far, but who knows when that will actually happen. 🙂 In the meantime, here’s an overview of where we’ve been.
From late March until late April, we were in Nepal. The trekking was incredible! Despite some problems with minor altitude sickness, it was definitely one of the highlights of the trip so far for me. We made it to Everest Base Camp, and to a few places with amazing views of Mt. Everest and the surrounding peaks. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking. After the trekking, we stayed in Kathmandu for another week, where we ate alot, relaxed, shopped for souvenirs, and explored some of the sights around the Kathmandu Valley.
From Nepal, we went to Bangkok for a few days, and then headed overland to Laos. Neither of us knew much about Laos or what to expect, and we were very pleasantly surprised. We visited a few towns, where we spent most of the time walking around on our own to see temples and limestone caves. We also had several Buddhist monks (usually young men who are monks while they’re studying), approach us to practice their English, which was pretty fun.
We flew from Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam, and spent 4 weeks working our way from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Our time there started out somewhat negatively, as we adjusted from the laidback nature of Laos to the feeling of having people regularly trying to rip us off in Vietnam. Fortunately, the situation improved once we left Hanoi, as we became wiser about how to respond and also went to smaller towns where those situations were less frequent. In Vietnam, we visited a variety of areas, including mountains in the north with several minority hill tribes, a few areas along the coast with limestone cliffs, nice beaches and great snorkeling, interesting (and somewhat depressing) military areas and museums from the Vietnam War (or the American War, as it’s called in Vietnam), and the Mekong Delta in the south.
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