March 30, 2006
Tam Coc or Three Caves Vietnam travel experience
I recently heard a great travel experience from someone who used to live in Hanoi (10 years ago). One day they went to Ninh Binh, a small province where you can find Tam Coc or Three Caves. The water was clear and they could see plants under the surface.
To get to Tam Coc, they traveled through the rice paddies on a small bamboo boat, rowed by a Vietnamese woman. When they were almost there, it started raining so they took shelter in the caves.
Soon they decided that the clear rain drops and the bright, sunny weather outside were an experience not to be missed so they left the cave and stood in the rain.
What struck me about their story is that our greatest travel memories are often something unique. I need to think before I can say what my favorite travel experience has been, but I don't think it will be something generic like taking a cruise or seeing Rome's Coliseum. I think it will be something more specific and unique, like this Tam Coc experience.
Posted by James Trotta at March 30, 2006 4:46 PM