Sandy SnyderFeb 166 minHoi An: The Real Reason We Return to VietnamIn 2008, our Intrepid Travel group drove from Da Nang to Hoi An, a Vietnamese national cultural site where we stayed for three nights. It...
Sandy SnyderFeb 25 minVietnam's Western HighlandsO During our first visit to Vietnam in 2008, we did not visit the Central Highlands, so added the area to this trip. For several reason...
Sandy SnyderFeb 18 minSouthern Vietnam and the Mekong RiverTom and I visited Vietnam three times: 2008, 2012 and 2017. On our first trip, the itinerary was set by the tour company, Intrepid Travel...
Sandy SnyderDec 17, 20204 minVietnam? Why Are You Going There?Tom and I took three trips to Vietnam over a period of almost ten years, 2008-2017. In this set of posts, I’ll try to describe the countr...
Sandy SnyderDec 9, 20203 minIt's Chaotic, But FascinatingRural Home Street Dentist Milkman Animals Inside, People on Top We drove back to New Delhi after nine weeks of traveling i...
Sandy SnyderDec 9, 20203 minNorthern IndiaOur fourth loop took us from New Delhi to northern and western India, all the way to Dharamshala, the home of the Dalai Lama, and the Wag...
Sandy SnyderDec 9, 20202 minVaranasiWithout a doubt, Varanasi (also known as Benares) is the most Hindu and most interesting place we visited. Located on the banks of the ho...
Sandy SnyderDec 9, 20203 minPlaying Holi in ChanderiOur third loop left New Delhi and returned to Agra, because we were with a new Intrepid Travel group -- but again it was just Gill, which...
Sandy SnyderDec 9, 20203 minRajasthan: Home of KingsOur travel around Rajastahn was enhanced by our traveling companions. Our group was very small -- besides us, we were joined only by Gil...
Sandy SnyderDec 8, 20203 minA Loop Around Southern IndiaA hot sunset over the Arabian Sea at the Cherai Beach Resort We left Tennessee at the end of January 2009, and flew to Kochi, where the a...
Sandy SnyderDec 8, 20202 minExploring IndiaIn January 2009, Tom and I spent about nine weeks traveling around India. We used a company called Intrepid Travel (www.intrepidtravel.co...
Sandy SnyderAug 8, 20204 minThe Road Part of the Road TripAt one point, Tom said, “This would be a great trip except for the roads.” Sometimes they were good, sometimes terrible, sometimes they d...
Sandy SnyderAug 8, 20203 minOops! Change of PlansBecause the summer was unusually cold and rainy and they'd already had snow at Denali (in early August!), Tom and I took a serious look a...
Sandy SnyderAug 8, 20203 minDenali National ParkAfter fishing our fingers off, we headed north again through Anchorage and up the Parks Highway toward Denali National Park and the mount...
Sandy SnyderAug 7, 20206 minThe Three Ks: Exploring Southeast AlaskaWe entered Alaska through the town of Skagway, which is a microcosm of everything Alaska. (On the map below, it’s located north of Juneau...
Sandy SnyderAug 7, 20203 minThe Alaska HighwayWe arrived in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway, on 22 June and had our windshield replaced that afternoon, ev...
Sandy SnyderAug 2, 20203 minWest Through CanadaOK, friends -- let's look at Canada. Yes, it's what's above that solid line on most maps of North America shown to children at schools i...
Sandy SnyderAug 1, 20203 minAcross North AmericaIn 2018, Tom, Maggie, and I headed north for our second trip to Canada, driving through the northern US and Canada. This post is an abrid...
Sandy SnyderAug 1, 20201 minRoad Trip! Tennessee to Alaska 2018In 2018, we returned to Alaska, driving from east Tennessee across Canada to the Alaska Highway. I posted for friends on a great FREE si...
Sandy SnyderJun 21, 20202 minGetting Around Southeast AsiaWe made three trips to southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos) in the past twenty years, and learned a great deal about how...