And so we return home
May 19th was the beginning, the 29th of December the end of the journey. A little over seven months after I flew off to Asia, the adventure ends with one last trip to Vietnam.
Departing Singpare on December 8th, I flew into Bangkok for a few days of shopping and meeting up with old friends. I also managed to squeeze in a much needed beach trip to Railay Beach, Krabi before meeting my family in Vietnam.
2 weeks of family traveling followed charting the following course: Saigon - Vung Tau - Phan Rang - Nha Trang - Ha Noi - Thai Binh - Chua Huong - Vinh Ha Long. Along the way I encountered the frenetic Vietnamese traffic, the hustle and bustle of the people, the officiousness of government workers, the beauty of the landscape, and the deep deep roots of family. It proved to be the last and fitting hurrah to the long journey. I look forward to being semi situated for longer than a 2 month period and seeing old friends but I will miss Asia. Its imperfections and potential for growth are exhilarating, drawing crowds and people to soak in the culture for all that is good and bad. I hope to be back soon.
Final Photos: Part I, Part II
posted by Mai-Lan @ 16:36
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