April 2, 2010 – In Transit, Somewhere over the Pacific

So this is it. The last 15 months of our lives come down to this day, the day we go back to our own country, the end. But it’s not just the end, only the end of this adventure. We may choose to be stationary for a few years but we have definitely not lost our love of travel. If this were a different era, maybe someone would put us down as explorers or adventurers. Still, we don’t mind to fade into the background for now. It can be our own secret, an inside joke to know what we have been through, to know that it really was something and just because it stopped for a time doesn’t mean that we won’t ever get another chance to get back out and keep doing what we what to do. So thank you to everyone who has followed along with us on our trip around the world. And a big thank you to those of you who sent us donations. We hope you enjoyed our trip with us and don’t worry, there will be more.

Thanks for following along!

So until next time, this is Saben and Lin signing off. Happy travels!

p.s. Keep an eye out in the next couple of days for a trip wrap-up from us (our favorites, thoughts, and such from the trip) and a little about our future plans.

We are very happy that Vietnam is the last stop on our adventure. Not because we want it to be over but because it is the perfect place to transition us into our lives back home. While we wouldn’t consider Vietnam a spectacular place it has a charm and beauty that we have thoroughly enjoyed. The centuries old culture still thriving in an increasingly western country. This is truly one of the few places that gets the mixture right. A little old with a little new.

Sure the air is polluted, the beaches aren’t great, the traffic is horrible and the people can be rude and self centered but you quickly forget all of that while wandering down an old ally that looks like it hasn’t changed in the past 60 years. It has that foreign feel that everyone craves when they travel but balances that with western amenities and modern ideals. We love it here and we hope to return some day.

(Check out the Vietnam photo gallery here)

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March 30-April 1 , 2010 – Days 460-462 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

You might expect the last few days of a trip like this to be stuffed with last minute sightseeing, shopping, and other culture seeking activities. We saw what we felt like seeing already and now we are under pressure to do some things that just must be done. Preparing to return to life in the States is as big a task as leaving it was, and just as stressful.

Saben washing the random road sludge off his feet

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