--- title: Addie's Blog | Addie Weller description: Travel and personal musings. --- # Addie's Blog Select Category Animals Bangkok Cat Ba Island Chengdu Chiang Mai Children's Day China Chinese Wedding Christmas Cliffs of Moher Dengue Doolin Dragon Boat Festival Dublin Food Galway Glendalough Gratitude Guilin Hanoi Hash Run HubSpot Support Ireland K9 Rescue Korat Killarney Kinsale Koh Chang Koh Lanta Koh Phi Phi Koh Yao Noi Koh Yao Yai Korat KTV Laos Maine Mid-Autumn Festival Mount Hua National Holiday New Year Pai Places to Stay in Thailand Reflections Ring of Kerry Savannakhet School Trip Tai Chi Tam Coc Teaching Terracotta Warriors Thailand Thanksgiving Things To Do In Ireland Things To Do in Thailand Travel United States Vietnam Wai Kru Day Whole30 Wicklow Xi'an Yangshuo Posts by: ## Addie Weller ![](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_6160.jpg) [Reflections,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/reflections) [Maine](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/maine) ### [It's Been Awhile](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/its-been-awhile) 11/16/19 7:54 AM Oh, man. It's been a minute since I've written a blog post. Well, not a minute. But you know what I mean...  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/its-been-awhile) ![](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/IMG_5468.jpeg) [Reflections,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/reflections) [Maine](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/maine) ### [207](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/207) 3/28/19 12:35 PM By now, the cat’s out of the bag— I’m home in Maine! For good. For now… ha! I’m glad, though. I miss my students and all the wonderful people I met in Thailand, of course, but I’m happy to be home. [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/207) ![puppies_korat](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/42800832_2220574591504570_149142395756216320_n.jpg) [Thailand,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/thailand) [Korat,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/korat) [Animals,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/animals) [K9 Rescue Korat](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/k9-rescue-korat) ### [K9 Rescue Korat](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/k9-rescue-korat) 11/20/18 8:28 AM Life in Korat as been *crazy* busy. Between finishing end of term grades and reports, two weeks of English summer camps, a brief holiday, and starting a new term, I haven't had much free time to update my blog. When Justin and I aren't at school, we've been spending our time on a new venture: volunteering at animal shelters in our city. Read on to find out why this is so important, to us and to Thailand, and how you can help.  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/k9-rescue-korat) ![fullsizeoutput_5e3](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/fullsizeoutput_5f5.jpeg) [Travel,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/travel) [Vietnam,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/vietnam) [Cat Ba Island](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/cat-ba-island) ### [Cat Ba Island](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/cat-ba-island) 9/22/18 11:04 PM If you know much about travel destinations in Vietnam, you know that Ha Long Bay is usually at the top of most people's must-see lists. Aside from the bay being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it's also one of the most visited places in Southeast Asia. Despite all the hype, we opted out of visiting Ha Long Bay and, instead, traveled to Cat Ba Island. Why? *Read on to find out... * [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/cat-ba-island) ![temple_ninh_binh](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/fullsizeoutput_5bc.jpeg) [Travel,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/travel) [Vietnam,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/vietnam) [Tam Coc](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/tam-coc) ### [Halong Bay On Land](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/tam-coc-vietnam) 8/21/18 8:51 PM After we spent our first evening in Hanoi stuffing our faces with street food, we woke up early the next morning for a day trip to the Ninh Binh province, about two hours south of Hanoi. Ancient temples, spooky caves, beautiful mountainous scenery, and even a few mountain goats awaited us...  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/tam-coc-vietnam) ![fullsizeoutput_62c](https://www.addieweller.com/hubfs/fullsizeoutput_68d.jpeg) [Travel,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/travel) [Vietnam,](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/vietnam) [Hanoi](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/topic/hanoi) ### [A Tribute to The Streets of Hanoi](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/hanoi-vietnam) 8/9/18 9:53 PM Our week in Vietnam began in the Northern capital of Hanoi. Despite the constant horn honking, we grew to love the narrow, winding streets and the cheap, delicious street food. Continue reading to find out more about our favorite highlights...  [Addie Weller](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/author/addie-weller) [Read More](https://www.addieweller.com/blog/hanoi-vietnam)