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Halong Bay, Day One (continued) and Day Two

Location: Halong Bay, Vietnam. Local time: 12:08 PM, Sunday, December 13, 2009.

After about an hour of boat ride in the emerald waters, we docked at Cat Ba Island. This is one of the biggest islands in the Halong Bay area. We were left at the dock by ourselves because we could not fit . . . → Read More: Halong Bay, Day One (continued) and Day Two

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Halong Bay, Day One

Location: Halong Bay, Vietnam. Local time: 3:58 PM, Saturday, December 12, 2009.

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We left Somerset yesterday at about 7:30am, to go to the Opera House in order to wait for our open tour bus. There were also other foreigners there waiting for a tour. We borrowed a cell from one of . . . → Read More: Halong Bay, Day One

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Waking up on the other side of the world

Local time: 7:28 AM, Friday, December 11, 2009.

Yesterday, we started out the day by washing up and then going to the resident’s lounge on the 22nd floor. They have open terraces up here, a massage chair (which doesn’t work), free coffee & tea, and one computer terminal where one can use the Internet. . . . → Read More: Waking up on the other side of the world

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Arriving at the Somerset

As we arrived at my cousin’s place, we called him to come down and bring us up, since he lives in one of those luxury condo-hotel places. The one he lives in is called Somerset. In the lobby, we even saw our flight attendants checking in at the reception; I guess it’s the closest . . . → Read More: Arriving at the Somerset

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Trip to Southeast Asia: The Long Journey There

Location: Hanoi, Vietnam. Local time: 6:43 AM, Thursday, December 10, 2009.

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We’ve finally made it to Vietnam, after a long and exhausting trip. It took three flights in all: One from Montreal to Chicago, one from Chicago to Tokyo, and one from Tokyo to Hanoi. We left at 4:45 AM on . . . → Read More: Trip to Southeast Asia: The Long Journey There

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Between Korea and Montreal

Even if it was a week ago, I feel I came here about 1 year ago. Many thing happened to me. I would’ve gotten a lot of problem and couldn’t solve these problem If I had not met kevin and anne.

The one important purpose here is to learn English. But still now, I am thinking in a Korean . . . → Read More: Between Korea and Montreal

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