A visit to Viet Nam was not in my plan for travel this time over to SE Asia. I had booked a round trip to Chiang Mai in Thailand for almost four months to give me just enough time to escape the worst part of a Canadian winter. On my past forays to this part of the world, I had a plan about where I would go to do visa runs to other countries and then return to Thailand until it was time to go home.. Making a plan this time wasn’t so easy as travel has become more challenging with trying to fit any kind of plan into the constant changes to each country’s visa requirments. After mulling over the various possibilities facing me, I quite suddenly woke up early one morning with my answer…it would be Viet Nam.    Continue reading →