Weekly Travel Newsletter

Our travel adventures and misadventures, delivered straight to your inbox. Scroll down for our archive.

  • Disaster in Da Nang

    Disaster in Da Nang

    Hello, everyone! At our street food dinner in Da Nang, Pete noticed a Vietnamese person with a tattoo of the English word “Focus.” “So,” Pete says to me, “do you think they have the same problem here that we have in the States where Americans tattoo nonsensical Chinese letters onto themselves?” “Uh, yeah,” I responded,…

  • What they don’t tell you about Ha Long Bay

    What they don’t tell you about Ha Long Bay

    Hello friends, If you spend two minutes googling Vietnam travel itineraries, you will be flooded with pictures of Ha Long Bay. The striking limestone islands jut out of calm bay waters, begging for you to cruise on by and admire them. Does the view live up to the hype? This week, we’re here to tell…

  • Crossing the Street in Hanoi

    Crossing the Street in Hanoi

    Dear Friends and Fam-dam-ily, A common phrase in Wyoming is, “Good fishing, poor catching.” Applied to our own adventures, a bad day traveling is better than a good day sitting on the couch and watching Netflix. Vietnam has a lot to offer adventurers. But even with tremendous research and all arrows pointed towards a good…

  • How we got here (by planes, that is)

    How we got here (by planes, that is)

    Hey friends, Welcome to the first edition of Pete and Perry’s newsletter, where we’ll share our stories from the road along with our best tips for your own travels. We’ve been on the road for over six weeks. It doesn’t feel that long, even though we got off to a challenging start. The good news…