James Murtaugh's Recent Contributions
Finding Treasure in Hoi An
James Murtaugh - JMurtaugh [3,169]
Hoi An, 2005. My wife and I like to walk around and explore wherever we go in Vietnam. On this day we are down near the river. We are talking to a young man that we met a year before. He sold...
Destinations:
Hoi An |
Vietnam
Talking English
James Murtaugh - JMurtaugh [3,169]
I have come to enjoy Saigon(HCMC) very much. Each day as I walk around the city someone will stop me and ask to pratice their English with me. Most of the time they want to hear a native English...
Destinations:
Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam
Baked Potatoes
James Murtaugh - JMurtaugh [3,169]
Hoi An,2005. Hoi An is a World Cultural Heritage site. Long ago, Hoi An was a major trading post on the South China Sea.Much of the buildings from this era remain. The town gives you the flavor of a...
Destinations:
Hoi An |
Vietnam
The Captain!
James Murtaugh - JMurtaugh [3,169]
It is May 2003. As always Saigon (HCMC) is a very hot place to be. A cold drink is needed and vietnamese ice coffee is the way to go. My wife and I stop at a cafe around the corner from our hotel. We...
Destinations:
Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam
30 Years Later
James Murtaugh - JMurtaugh [3,169]
April 2005 I wanted to take my wife to see Marble Mountain, just south of Danang.So my wife and I along with two U.S. Army war veterans rented a cab to take us there. The Mountain is still very...

