2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/traciswisher/rss.xml This is the story of a little adventure for the Swisher Family. We're off for a year's visit to Vietnam! http://www.getjealous.com/traciswisher http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=469557&go=traciswisher Once again, we're sorting through our things, giving things away, throwing things away, and packing up what we can carry in our suitcases. But this time, we're homeward bound! We'll leave Nha Trang on April 9th, going to Mui Ne for one last visit for a few days and then on to Saigon before we fly back to America on April 16th. As we busy ourselves with packing and thinking about heading home, w... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=469557&go=traciswisher Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=462440&go=traciswisher In Nha Trang where we have been living, on and off since Sept, I use the same one-man open air shop on Nguyen Thien Street to get my hair cut. The first time I went there this is what happened.I walked in and after hand signals and limited Vietnamese and limited English we agreed on a hair cut for $1 US or about 15,000 dong, "only a little ('Chup Chup' ) off" !I took one of the two sea... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=462440&go=traciswisher Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=457160&go=traciswisher On Feb.19th at 6:30 AM I caught a shared taxi from Nha Trang to Cam Rahn ( nearest airport ) about 35KM away and took a Vietnam Airline flight to Ha Noi City ( city at the bend in the Red River), the capital of Vietnam. The flight was only about 1 and a half hours.Arriving in shorts, t-shirt and sandals with no socks proved a bit too 'sporty' ( as someone in the airport called me ) for the very... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=457160&go=traciswisher Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=451803&go=traciswisher As is the case with so many things in Vietnam, buying haircut can be done on many different levels. From the barber on the street with a chair and a mirror nailed to the tree where you can get a cut and a shave, to the mom and pop shop on the corner where you can get just about everything from a manicure or pedicure to a haircut to a an eyebrow and facial plucking via an ingenious use of a spool ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=451803&go=traciswisher Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=451626&go=traciswisher Yes, it finally happened. We became a statistic. We got pick pocketed. Here's how it happened:The kids and I were eating dinner at a little restaurant not far from our house. As we left, they begged me to have just a few rides at the little amusement park across the street. It's one of the bigger amusement parks we've been to in Vietnam, with a tall ferris wheel, a carousel, some kiddy rides, a ho... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=451626&go=traciswisher Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=447976&go=traciswisher I don't seem to be able to get much of a blog written, so I'm just going to put up a photo essay for you that covers the remainder of Grandma's visit, a trip to the country, and our home. Enjoy!... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=447976&go=traciswisher Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=431010&go=traciswisher It's been a while since I blogged, so I have a lot to update you about. While Nate and I were on Phu Quoc island, Taylor and Jerry flew to Chicago to attend Taylor's big sister, Megan's wedding. When they returned, Nate and I met them in Saigon. Taylor, Nate, and I waited a few days there for Grandma Bev to arrive while Jerry went back to Nha Trang. While we were waiting, we did a little bit ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=431010&go=traciswisher Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=430074&go=traciswisher From: Vietnam News (Daily paper in English)-Remembering Victory: .... 35 years ago teh Air Defence, Air Force along with armed forces and residents in Ha Noi shot down 81 American warplanes, including 34 B52 bombers.-Two people (a man and a woman) were each sentenced to 9 years imprisonment for the distribution of anti-government propaganda.-Despite family planning campaign, Ha Noi's population ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=430074&go=traciswisher Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=419953&go=traciswisher You know all of those commercials for Corona beer? The ones with the gorgeous quiet beach and the whole commercial is just from the view of someone sitting there, enjoying the view. The pager or cell phone goes off, and they just drop it in the sand and go on enjoying the crystal clear water, the beautiful sand, and the isolated beach? Well imagine drinking a Bia Saigon instead of a Corona and ... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=419953&go=traciswisher Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=409831&go=traciswisher Tiffany arrived in Saigon on October 21st and Jerry met her at the airport. She arrived just fine, but still a little bit jetlagged. She'd had a short visit with Grant in Thailand before coming here. She and Jerry spent the night and the next day in Saigon before taking the night bus to Nha Trang. Taylor was so excited about her visit, asking if Tiffany would be standing there over her bed when sh... http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=409831&go=traciswisher Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT