a veg life

Hi all— It’s been a while since we’ve blogged on our travels, and, due to popular demand (read: peer pressure from a few friends), we’re back. I’m not committing to a post everyday, but one round-up of highlights from each city we visit seems very do-able to me! Hope you enjoy reading them! ------- The locals here call it Saigon, and you'll see both names used interchangeably. We think it's a traditional identity thing, similar to Leningrad/St. Petersburg. EAT : Bông Súng - Vegetarian restaurant near Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral. We ate pho (that had some great tofu) and spring rolls (which were so-so). Tons of options, and a menu with images, so you can see what you’re ordering! Decent WiFi, too! My Bahn Mi - The Banh Mi is a classic Vietnamese sandwich, traditionally served with pork, pickled veggies, herbs, and mayo on a baguette (gotta love that French colonial influence). Tofu and egg banh mis are also common vegetarian options. My Banh Mi...

(posted by Emily)  5 January 2015 Koh Samui and Bangkok, Thailand On Monday morning, we decided to take advantage of some of the Conrad's perks. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast spread, with fresh juice, fruit, granola, toast, salad, and coffee. After breakfast, we rented an ocean kayak, and headed out in the water around the hotel. We decided to skip snorkeling, but swam a bit before heading up to our room.  We enjoyed the pool a bit more, showered, and packed our bags. At check out, there were glasses of lemongrass lemonade waiting for us, along with one last view of the property. The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle to the main tourist area of Koh Samui, Chewang . There was a bus at 1pm and one at 6pm--we decided to get on the 1 o'clock bus to head to the town, which was near the Koh Samui airport. Though we needed to get to Chewang eventually, we should have just taken the 6pm bus.... When we arrived in Chewang, we were near a large...

(posted by Emily) 25 December 2014  Bangkok, Thailand  Step Count: 26,621 On Christmas morning, we woke up around 9 to take care of some business before breakfast. I had a chance to FaceTime audio with both my mom and dad, so that was a nice treat! We headed down to the business center, to print out our boarding passes for our flights to and from Cambodia.  Rick, logging on to Thai gmail Thai characters on the keyboard We got on the "fun boat" to head over to Ethos for breakfast. It was fun to see the route in the daytime, and the boat was less crowded.  At Ethos, we had had our eye on the vegan pancakes from day one. Christmas was the perfect occasion to order them and treat ourselves! I got apple cinnamon and Rick had blueberry. Some pineapple juice and another chocolate coconut shake rounded things off! After breakfast, it was off for another #treatyoself moment (any Parks and Rec fans out th...