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Today we flew from Danang in central Vietnam to Hanoi in the north. Hanoi was the capital of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and is now the capital of the whole country. After landing we rode in a bus for a few hours to the town of Ha Long on Ha Long Bay. I […]

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It really doesn’t seem fair, that here I am half way around the world in an exotic foreign country, and Dale down in southern Arizona has a more interesting blog. He must be a better writer. Today we passed over the 17th parallel of latitude that used to divide North and South Vietnam. It is […]

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We flew early this morning from Saigon to the city of Da Nang in central Vietnam. This is near where Richard was stationed during the war, and I’m sure he came through Da Nang on his way in and out. There’s a beautiful beach here that was the supposed setting of the TV show “China […]

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This is my first trip to Vietnam, but I have been in other south east Asian countries before, including Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Singapore. So it’s new but not completely unfamiliar. I’m here with Gisele who is on a kind of church reunion trip. Three of her siblings and about 10 other friends from her […]

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We had a few minor events on the trip here, but nothing as exciting as seeing a mountain lion. Because of complications in the itinerary, we had two separate reservations on Eva Air; one from Los Angeles to Taipei, and the other from Taipei to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). Our flight from Phoenix was […]

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We just heard back that the test of Apollo’s tumor came back negative for cancer. With the removal of testosterone producing glands, the existing small tumors should shrink. According to Wikipedia, intact male dogs are 3 times more likely to have this kind of tumor, and that 95% of the tumors will disappear after neutering. […]

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Gisele and I are leaving for a trip to Vietnam on Thursday. Her brother has organized the trip and we will be joined by several others in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City). We arrive in HCM City, then travel northward viewing sites on the way, including the Hue region where Richard was stationed during the […]

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Apollo went to the vet today for surgery. He has a couple of suspicious tumors. They are probably benign, but they need to be removed anyway. I’ll post an update in a comment here once we hear back.

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