Most Excellent Adventures – Dick & Mary's Travel Blog

October 13, 2025November 3, 2025 By Dick

My Son

Our day started with a tour of the My Son ruins, a little over an hour drive from Hoi An. My Son was once the intellectual and religious center of the Cham civilization which ruled central & southern Vietnam for centuries. Built between the 4th and 13th centuries, the complex is perhaps the longest inhabited…

October 12, 2025November 2, 2025 By Dick

Hue to Hoi An

We headed south out of Hue for the 3-hour drive down famous Highway 1 to Hoi An. Along the route is Dam Lang Co, a fishing village, where we stopped lakeside for a ‘Happy Room’ visit and refreshments. A big hit was the coconut coffee – excellent! The drive followed the coast of the East…

October 11, 2025October 31, 2025 By 2 Smiths

Hue

Our hotel is large, probably the largest we have stayed at to date on this trip. The breakfast is in the main restaurant and can seat well over 200 people. It is the normal buffet style with an additional cooked option for those that want something more. The buffet is huge with sliced meats and…

October 10, 2025October 30, 2025 By 2 Smiths

On to Hue

It was a long travel day. Bob & Phuong picked us up early at the Tam Coc for our flight out of Hanoi to central Vietnam. They had allowed plenty of time for the drive to the airport in case traffic was bad. No worries, we arrived in Hanoi with plenty of time, so Bob…

Thanks Carol, it truly is the only way we can keep track!

I'm clean! It was Mary!

Absolutely fascinated reading your blog, you guys are so adventurous, my heroes. Thank you for all the time you spend…

I read where Argentina is stirring the pot at the U.N. in regards to the Falklands. Dick, tell me, did…

Fantastic pictures, thanks so much for sending

My Son

Hue to Hoi An

Hue

On to Hue

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