https://calderescapes.com The Calder's Global Travels Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:16:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://calderescapes.com/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-ce-site-icon-32x32.png https://calderescapes.com 32 32 https://calderescapes.com/posts/our-final-week-in-vietnam/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:25:27 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=73365 December 11th, 2024 Our two hour flight from Hanoi back to Saigon was more or less on time .  We did end up waiting over 30 minutes for our bags but at least all three arrived! It was raining here in Ho Chi Minh but still around 29 C / 84 F and humid. We […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/vietnam-bai-tu-long-bay-to-hanoi/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 02:28:18 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=72699 December 4th, 2024 On the suggestion of our friend, Gaye, we booked a three day two night cruise on Bai Tu Long Bay. Most people do Ha Long Bay but it’s apparently super popular, so very busy, and the former is quieter and more pristine. (Note: our guide told us later that there can be […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/vietnam-hue-to-ha-long-via-da-nang-tam-coc/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:56:57 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=72264 November 28th, 2024 Thursday morning we had a bus to catch to Danang. The bus company had called yesterday and asked if a 9:30 departure would be okay (a half hour later than we booked) and they’d offer hotel pick up and drop off to compensate. Sold! We exercised, showered and went down for breakfast […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/vietnam-nha-trang-to-hue/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:49:33 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=72259 November 22nd, 2024 We were picked up in Nha Trang outside our hotel at 9:35 and the driver had a couple more pick ups and drop offs to do. We are in an eight seater mini van with AC and water is on offer. This trip cost $30 USD for us both to go about […]]]> https://calderescapes.com/posts/vietnam-1st-leg/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:02:56 +0000 https://calderescapes.com/?p=72007 November 15th, 2024 Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia and shares land borders with China to the north, and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares maritime borders with Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia through the South China Sea. Vietnam is slightly smaller in size than Montana and […]]]>