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Chapter 39 - Vietnam - Part 1 of 4 - Hanoi and Bai Chay Beach - Scooter Chaos to Man-Made Fun

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Welcome to Chapter 39 of Crabby & Chipper Travels! After a fall spent cutting, splitting, and stacking 43 cords of wood with my mom (yes, forty-three),  it was definitely time for a getaway. So on November 3 , we packed up for a last-minute six-week trip to Vietnam. Since we were staying more than 30 days, we both needed an  e-visa. What a challenging process!  Vietna m really makes you work for that stamp. But they were finally got approved the morning we left, so we felt a huge sigh of relief when we left home.   The Journey to Hanoi From our front door to our hotel in Hanoi: almost  37 hours with  two layovers (San Francisco and Taipei, Taiwan).  Our very first impression when driving to our hotel?   Scooters. SO MANY SCOOTERS. Hanoi has over 9 million people and about 7 million motorbikes , and I’m convinced we saw all of them within the first hour.  In some places, they even have  their own  traffic lane....
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Chapter 38 - Broadway, Cheesecake, and Comedy in NYC

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Greetings from the Big Apple! Welcome to Chapter 38 of  Crabby & Chipper Travels ! On July 29, we headed out on a last-minute 8-night trip to New York City—one of our favorite destinations in the U.S. 7/29 – Arrival + Comedy Club We landed in New York and checked into our tiny Pod 39 hotel room—cozy would be a generous description.  Our room was 149 sq. ft. in size.  Just enough space for a queen size bed, desk and private bathroom. The room might have been tiny, but the bedroom window had a view of the Chrysler Building. And the bathroom window had a view of the Empire State Building. It was a sweltering 99 degrees, but we didn’t let that stop us. That night, we caught our very first NY comedy show at the New York Comedy Club.  We were able to get tickets at the last minute.  The headliner wasn’t Corp’s favorite..too much crowd work. 7/30 – Central Park + Murray Hill We spent the morning walking through Central Park. From a planning and design perspective...
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