Vietnam Cycle Blog: A Most Excellent Adventure
I am totally in love with *Jim and Laura Gore’s Vietnam travel blog about the father/daughter bike ride through Vietnam, decades after Jim was there as a young man on a more dangerous mission.
Jim & Laura’s Vietnam Cycle Tour is the ultimate vicarious read. This morning I paddled in a round bamboo boat with Jim, and joined him as we drank coconut milk without spilling a drop. And then I went snorkeling with Laura, and admired the ocean view from the window of their beautiful hotel.
Jim and Laura’s Vietnam blog is my reason for loving blogs today. It entertains me, moves me, informs me and delights me. Their pictures - oh my gosh - are amazing: a Vietnam feast (and Jim and Laura dressed up in traditional silk outfits), historical ruins, dirt roads, lush greenery, and daily snapshots of their adventures that make me feel as if I’m there.
(edititor's note: to start at the beginning of the blog click HERE)
Thank you, Jim and Laura - and all A News Cafe bloggers - for sharing your lives, thoughts, photographs and experiences with us.
*(Background: Jim, of Elk Grove, is A News Cafe’s friend and online programming genius. Laura, of Redding, is his grown daughter, someone I’ve known since she attended the Redding Co-Op Preschool with my kids. She works as a data analyst and is also pursuing yet another degree. And you already know Darcie Gore, Jim’s wife/Laura’s mother/my lifelong friend and A News Cafe Blogger /focus group/cheerleader/voice of reason.)
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Anne Peterson said:
Hey Doni, How do I see the whole blog? I’m only getting this one installment…Thanks, ~a
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JoeD
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March 4th, 2009 at 8:32 am
Anne, if you look towards the bottom of the blog there should be a link that says “previous entries”.
Glenbrooke residents have/had many excellent adventures. Please share them with us!
Send stories and pictures to us at newsofglendbrooke@gmail.com or give us a call at 647-6594.
At one of our Meet & Greet meetings I got wind of this trip and after a little pushing got Jim to tell the story. Very interesting! I am also waiting for Dave McAnlis to tell his story about his family being held as POW in the Phillipines when he was a child of 7 (seven) and their moving to the States. Have heard some of it, but want to hear the whole story. Amazing story!