After five days in HCMC, including two with Intrepid, our tour flew to Hoi An to take in Hội An Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For hundreds of years, Hoi An has been a center of Asian culture, with representatives of Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese groups. First up, the home. of a wealthy old family in town and a Chinese cultural center…

More of the Chinese communal center, and the famous Japanese bridge…

Walking around the old town of Hoi An, including dinner, a taste of the colorful water activities at night, and instructions on how to pee (and not pee). Note Mark, a fellow traveler and doppelganger of my buddy Josh Crockett…

The next day was all about bikes. An early morning ride in the neighboring rice paddies, a later morning ride to the old town, and an afternoon ride, again into the ride paddies, etc. This first batch includes some of the local market and a particular shirt vendor.

More of Hoi An, including the Museum of Traditional Medicine…

Neat buildings, nice pool! The afternoon bike ride included some farm & garden explorations…

Some clips from the bike ride…

After the bike ride, we took a boat ride to dinner, then back to the old town…

Some clips from the boat ride…

After breakfast, our tour left Hoi An for Hué. Here’s a stop over at a famous pass over a mountain range, and another at place with a cultured pearl industry…

Next: which Hué…