Hi guys! Internet access is a little more difficult for me here but wanted to post some pics of my most recent
Monkey man
adventures…
Phu Quoc
A lovely island off the Southern coast of Vietnam, close to Cambodia. Spent a few days lazing on the beach, swimming and scootering around the island. I met a sweet little monkey that took a nap in my lap (hey that rhymes) and had some impossibly delicious, fresh-as-can be bbq’d fish to wrap in make-it-yourself spring rolls. Yumm-o.
Fish market
Roll your own spring rolls with bbq fish. Don't mind if I do!
Dalat
The guidebooks aren’t kidding when they called it Le Petit Paris.Compete with an Eiffel shaped radio tower, the little city feels like a European getaway. Kind of strange, but lovely. It also reminded me a lot of Colorado with a much cooler climate, mountains and pine trees. De-ja-vu…
Easy Rider
Motorcycle mama. That's me
In Dalat I met Dung (pronounced Yom, if you were wondering), an unofficial but awesome “Easy Rider” who took me on a 3-day motorcycle tour of the central highlands. It was so much fun- just the thrill of being on the back of a motorcycle if fun enough indeed, but to be winding through the mountains, fields and villages of Vietnam, off the tourist path was amazing. Hey- did you know Vietnam is the #2 producer of coffee (with Brazil coming in first place). There are coffee fields as far as the eye can see and beyond. Just about every house had their front yards (and sometimes the streets) covered in drying coffee beans. And they harvest
Coffee, coffee, coffee
it all by hand. Anyways, I’ve been drinking a lot of coffee. And poor Dung had to stop every hour for me to go to the toilet. Honestly one of the best
Dung & our first feast
parts about it was hanging out with Dung in the evenings. We always went to the best places to eat and would feast for about $1.50, drink a few beers and chat. You could say he was my paid friend. 
Always nice to have a local show you around.
Surprise! I tried to save him but he hopped under my bed...
Nha Trang
Last stop on the motorcycle extravaganza was Nha Trang, a fun little beach town. I’m loving lazing on the beach (again)
Beach time snax. Mango-ginger flat bread
and wandering the streets in search of the good food. I found this lady who serves sticky rice, coconut milk, banana and tapioca ball soup (oh my yum) and go to see her every night. A lot of the vendors just pull a cart up on the sidewalk, put a couple tiny tables and chairs out and cook up the most delish stuff. Fun.