Yay for another Ultimate Coffee Date! I’m back from my Vietnam trip and I guess that trip has finally done the trick on getting me back to blogging again outside of these coffee date posts! :P (Took long enough?!)
Ultimate Coffee Date: June 2023
We went on 2 multi-day cave camping trips — this was from the second one! It’s a ~295 ft drop below me.
If we were having coffee/tea today, I’d tell you that…Vietnam was a ton of fun and the trip of a lifetime. I have so much to write about!! I’m trying not to be overly ambitious so my hope is to be able to commit to 2 Travel Tuesday posts per month so I won’t get overwhelmed and abandon ship again. Maybe someday I’ll eventually get back to doing it every week (+ cooking for Foodie Friday…).
I’m also proud to report that I did indeed manage to return with my limbs intact and no food poisoning. However, I did have somewhat of a moped accident and ended up with a sprained ankle and a somewhat messed up knee (sigh…).
If we were having coffee/tea today, I’d tell you that…I didn’t get a whole lot of souvenirs since I packed everything for the 2+ week trip into a 60L backpack, but I did get a tiny nón lá (leaf hat) for Muffin! (I could not resist — it was way too cute to resist.)
If we were having coffee/tea today, I’d tell you that…my mom has been feeding stray cats for several years now and over the past couple years, we’ve acquired a few other species who like to come by (namely, crows, opossums, and skunks). Our most recent species though is this little guy (girl?)!
See past ultimate coffee dates here!
(Link-up with Coco @ Running with Perseverance & Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner!)
End-of-Month Recap
- What’s one of your most memorable trips? (P.S. Remember how I told you in the last coffee date post that I was in the process of backing up 30k photos?! I finally finished! :P )
- Do you usually get souvenirs when you travel?
- Are you team packrat or team minimalist when it comes to traveling?
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I’d love to read more about your Vietnam trip, so I hope you do a full post on it! I’m pretty adventurous but that hanging upside down photo might be a little bit much for me!
Take care of those injuries! There are more adventures ahead for you.
We packed a lotttt into our couple weeks there so it’s gonna be several different posts, hehe. I’ve only churned out 2 so far, but I’m working on the rest! :D
Thank you! Bruises have all faded but my ankle is still a little messed up so I’ve just been doing suuper gentle range of motion exercises with it!
I saw some of your travel pics and would love to h ear more about your trip! Vietnam is definitely on my bucket list.
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Ahh, I hope you get to go sometime! I loved it there and definitely want to go back. I’ll be writing more posts about it in the coming weeks! :]
Wow, a turtle! That’s kind of cool. Sorry about the moped accident – that looks really painful.
Muffin does not look impressed. :)
My mom got some veggies to give to the turtle but it disappeared! I hope it found its owner (or if its wild, I hope it’s ok)!
The accident part wasn’t too fun but I’m mostly healed up now, thankfully!
hahaha, she definitely was not.
Ha ha… I’m surprised you got Muffin to wear that hat, even for a second.
Your trip sounds amazing and that photo is very dramatic! I’m glad you returned with your limbs intact, but that moped accident looks like it was painful. You’re way more adventurous than I am.
haha, she is a very compliant kitty. :D..
It was a ton of fun! I’m mostly healed up now (yay) so hoping to go on hikes again soon! :]
Your trip looks and sounds amazing! Yikes on the moped accident though.
LOL on the only souvenir being for Muffin!
It was so much fun! :]
You see where my priorities lie, hahaha. (I got a cool coconut bowl for me/my mom though too!)
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Can’t wait to hear more about your trip! Glad you returned mostly unscathed!
I rarely buy souvenirs but I try to take a ton of pictures with the intention of doing a photo book ( but that never happens..lol).
The tiny hat is adorable. I probably would have bought something for my pet too!
Thank you!
I am in the same boat — I’ve been meaning to make a photobook for ages but haven’t gotten around to it yet either (one of these days…).
It was too hard to resist! :D
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That photo is everything!
I’m not a huge souvenir person: sometimes I’ll get a piece of art or jewelry or a Christmas ornament, but that’s it. I’m more about the photos and experiences.
My favorite trip to date is a tie between Acadia National Forest in Maine and Venice, Italy. But I have so many more places i’d love to see.
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Thank you!
Me too! (This probably explains the >30k photos on my phone, hahaha..)
Acadia is on my travel bucket list!! I’m reallyyy hoping to get to go there in the next few years!!
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Your trip sounds amazing – looking forward to reading more about it! I love that photo of you hanging upside down :)
Thank you!! :] It made me wish I hadn’t taken such a long break from aerial silks! I’ll be going back to that soon, hopefully. :D..
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Moped accident aside, it looks like you had fun in Viet Nam! Muffin in her hat is too cute! Viet Nam is definitely on my bucket list. That’s so funny the turtle showed up for some snacks too! Haha!
Aww, yay! I hope you have fun when you go! :D I’d love to explore more of it someday!
The turtle was so cute!
I have heard that Vietnam is an amazing place to visit… and that pic… looks pretty scary to me.
Sorry about the accident… hope you are on the mend.
France was my most memorable trip… I have been many times but it always calls me back. And yes with running, I always pack too much. Nope on the souvenirs.
hehe, understandable! I’m just glad I didn’t get into the accident before that day…
It’s a gorgeous place! :] There are a lot of spots that keep calling me back — I know I just came back from a vacation but I’m already hoping to go on another one, haha.
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Ouch on the moped accident! I love the first pick of you hanging…but it looks a bit freaky, LOL!
hahaha, thank you! It was a conscious decision, if it makes it any better. (Would def be extra terrifying if I ended up like that accidentally!)