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Kayaking Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

The last time I kayaked I was on vacation in Ontario to visit some relatives when I was about ten years old. They had this beautiful boat that we took out onto one of the lakes and that day, I kayaked for the first time. Granted, I only went around and around the boat, but I've had it in my mind that I love kayaking ever since. I recently spent two days and one night on Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Sight in Vietnam. Of all the places in the world to try out kayaking again, I am so glad it was in Halong Bay. This place is undeniably one of the most visu[...]

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The Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Saigon, or as it is now officially called, Ho Chi Minh, was full of excitement for us. I had been looking forward to this metrapolitan city and was told that it was the city with the crazy amount of traffic. Well, that was certainly correct. I held my breath every time I crossed the street here but now I'm actually quite good at it! While in Saigon, we decided to spend a day on the Mekong Delta. During the day, we tried some coconut candies, had shots of banana wine, tasted tea made with pollen, I held a snake around my neck(which was actually really cool and I s[...]