Not Click-Bait! We're really leaving the Villa Vie Odyssey. Actually, we've already left as I'm typing this. Read to the bottom of the blog to learn the juicy details. August 27th to September 9, 2026 After departing Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, we spent a few relaxing days at sea on our way to Hong Kong. During our stay there, Connie and I did a bit of exploring, including a visit to the large...
Ha Long (Hạ Long), Vietnam is a coastal city in Quảng Ninh Province, best known as the gateway to Ha Long Bay, one of Vietnam's most famous natural attractions and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. August 20th - 26th, 2026 We were originally scheduled to spend three days in Chân Mây, but those plans changed when Typhoon Narra began approaching Vietnam. For safety reasons, our ship departed a day...
Robin Williams delivered the iconic shout "Good Morning, Vietnam!" in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam. But that movie depicted being stationed in Vietnam during a controversial time. Lately, we've been touring Vietnam, but we're not being shot at! August 20th marks our 6-month anniversary of cruising fulltime! We boarded the Villa Vie Odyssey in Sydney, Australia on Fe...
July 30th to August 5th, 2026 We've gone from saying "Hello" in Chinese (Nǐ hǎo) to saying "Hello" in Japanese (Konnichiwa) back to saying it in Chinese again (Nǐ hǎo), all in one week. To be fair, most people in Hong Kong speak English (Hello). Hiroshima, Japan Thursday, July 30th, 2026 - Today we took the free hotel shuttle to Hiroshima Station and purchased passes for the Hiroshima Sightseeing ...
In nautical history, "shanghaied" meant being forcibly recruited or kidnapped to serve as a sailor on a ship, often through trickery, intoxication, threats, or violence. Shanghai, China, was a common destination for some of these voyages, which is how the term originated. But we're okay. We're just touring in Shanghai, China as I write this. But first... Travel Log for July 23r...
