Maksim’s Work – January 2020
January 30, 2020
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Leaving Vietnam, heading to Palawan, Philippines
January 24, 2020
After a slow start in Hanoi, we grew to love Vietnam. It wasn’t love at first sight for me but after spending a whole month here, I’m now sold on all the charms of Vietnam. My family made fun of me for this turn around, especially in light of my obsessive listening to the “Hello … More Leaving Vietnam, heading to Palawan, Philippines
Da Nang, Vietnam
January 12, 2020
January 8 – January 12, 2020 The morning we were to leave Hanoi, Ana, Simon, and the kids returned back from Europe. We crossed paths for only a few minutes, but enough to exchange a few words, some hugs and for Nina to look through their passports (his current obsession). From Hanoi, we flew to … More Da Nang, Vietnam
Our Experience with Healthcare Around the World
January 10, 2020
Our family of 5 has been on an extended journey outside of the US for the past 10 months. During this time, we have seen several doctors, had over a dozen physical therapies and even more sessions with two osteopaths and all of us have had lab work done at some point. This occurred across … More Our Experience with Healthcare Around the World
Hanoi, Vietnam (Part 1)
January 8, 2020
December 25, 2019– January 8, 2020 From the beaches of Thailand, we flew up to Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi turned out to be our home-away-from-home. My cousin’s cousin (and now considered our honorary cousin too) Ana and her family have been living in Vietnam for little over a year. They offered us to stay with them, … More Hanoi, Vietnam (Part 1)
Happy New Year
January 1, 2020
It’s 5am on 1/1/20 in Hanoi and most of our family and friends are still waiting to step into 2020. So this is a greeting from “the future” for all of them! We peacefully stepped into a new year a few hours ago and even had enough time to sleep the celebrations off. All the … More Happy New Year
Maksim’s Work – December 2019
December 28, 2019
Christmas on the Road
December 26, 2019
Hanoi, Vietnam Even though Christmas celebrations are over for many, we are just starting to get ready for ours. We arrived to Hanoi and are staying in the most beautiful home of our incredibly generous hosts Ana and Simon while they are celebrating their holidays in their home country.Today, we even got to put up … More Christmas on the Road
Leaving beaches of Thailand, heading to Hanoi, Vietnam
December 25, 2019
After almost 2 months in Thailand, this crew is leaving beautiful Thai beaches for somewhat cooler temperatures of the bustling city of Hanoi, Vietnam. We hit a snag at the airport this morning as it turned out that Nina’s passport number was entered wrong in our visa pre-approval letter. I guess Vietnamese immigration is quite … More Leaving beaches of Thailand, heading to Hanoi, Vietnam
Koh Lanta, Thailand
December 25, 2019
December 19 – 25, 2019 After 8 days of complete laziness on Koh Phi Phi, we continued the same trend on Koh Lanta. We didn’t pick nice accommodations but they were manageable. We had a peculiar neighbor outside of our balcony – a big lizard that was roaming around the property. We spent most of … More Koh Lanta, Thailand
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