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The Perfume Pagoda

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:16:17 -0800

On our last day in Hanoi, we took a day trip to the Perfume Pagoda, in some mountains maybe 2 hours from Hanoi. The Perfumed Pagoda is a significant shrine, and during the Vietnamese New Year celebration is a major pilgrimmage site (it was very ...

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Halong Bay

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:57:16 -0800

Halong Bay is THE big tourist site in Northern Vietnam. The Karst formations common to coastal Vietnam, Thailand, and parts of southern China come right down into the water, creating amazing rock formations jutting out of the ocean all along the...

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Sa'pa

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:35:24 -0800

While we were in Vietnam, Mako and I spent a couple of days in Sa'pa, which is an old market town and French Hill Station in the far north of the country. Sa'pa is several thousand feet higher than Hanoi, and quite a bit cooler. Sa'pa spends mu...

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Hanoi

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:12:32 -0800

Pictures of things in Hanoi, other than food. Hoan Kiem Lake is the physical and symbolic heart of Hanoi, and lies at the center of the old city. This is at sunrise...shortly after, the park around the lake will be full of joggers, walkers, a...

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Things to Eat -- Bonus Korean Airlines edition

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:38:32 -0800

I also want to give a shout out to Korean Airlines -- who served us bibimbap (sp?) on our flight between Seattle and Seoul! So much better than the airplane food you'd expect- The airline also put us up in a hotel in In...

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Things to eat (& drink) in Hanoi

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:08:36 -0800

Mako and I just got back from northern Vietnam! We eat tons of Vietnamese food at home, so we were really excited to be able to get the real thing. Here are some of the highlights from Hanoi! For the sake of simplicity, I'm just going to string...

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Mowich Lake

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:43:58 -0700

One last hiking trip for the Fall before the clouds roll in and the snow starts...at the end of a 20 mile unpaved road is the Mowich Lake Campground at Mt Rainier. So nice...see you again in the Spring, Mt Rainier.

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Lake Wenatchee State Park

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:02:22 -0700

More clearing out old pictures...this is from another camping trip Mako and I took last month to Lake Wenatchee State Park (near Leavenworth, WA). Lake Wenatchee from the campground Lake Wenatchee from the Mountains ...

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North Cascades National Park

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:43:36 -0700

As long as I'm posting some out-dated pictures (where did the summer go?), here's some from Mako's and my camping trip to North Cascades National Park. Mountainwoman Mako Yay! Nature! Uh-oh......

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Fathers Day in Denver

nobody@vox.com(Booth) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:35:12 -0700

OK, there are really out of date...Mako and I spent Father's Day Weekend with her folks in Denver. Are their mountains better than our mountains? No way! But you can drive all 14,000 feet up to the top of Mount Evans, which is a crazy idea but...

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