Hoi An, Vietnam

Curtis and I decided to skip Natrang in favour for Halong Bay up north so we flew directly from HCMC to Danang/Hoi An. Hoi An is a sleepy town of about 70,000 people that basically specializes in textiles. In addition to that, they have amazingly good food and such nice warm people. We had the chance to meet many locals and one in particular, Anh, invited us to really have a glimpse into what daily life was like for those who live on less than 20,000 dong (~$1.5 CDN) a day. It was humbling, but not as bad as some people make it sound. It was a refreshing change from the hectic life of the big cities and a feeling of ease I haven't felt since Pingyao, China. We stayed for 3 days and put far more money than we had originally into the local economy (i.e. we bought craploads of stuff).