The Long Road To Vietnam

: Snaps From The Journey to Viet Nam :

1.5 hour flight to Atlanta : 5 hour flight to LA

13 hour layover-Ramada Inn El Segundo : 14 hour flight to Taipei

1 hour layover in Taipei : 4 hour flight to Saigon (Ho Chi Min City)

: highlights :

: We found the Sunday Edition of The Akron Beacon Journal while getting coffee at the Akron/Canton airport, Giant photo of Tom above the fold on A1..amazing story, and two more full pages inside!  We made the flight with 3 minutes to spare

: The hotel shuttle (Ramada El Segundo California) left us waiting at the airport for an hour after we missed it the first time..well, our luggage was in the shuttle, but we didn't make it in the van

: Tom left his camera behind, I left a battery charger behind - one trip to best buy and Tom has a new camera..the search is still on for a charger for the D300s

: Tom meets a Vietnamese soldier, a former Captain, South Vietnamese Army, in line for our international flight, he's starting to get excited

: We connect with Gabz and the three of us are ready for Viet Nam

: 14 hour flight to Taipei - there are no words to describe a 14 hour-long flight except to say we survived it!

: Arrived in Saigon (Ho Chi Min City) welcomed by Tony, a former Sergeant in the South Vietnamese Army