I’ve been trying to obtain a visa so I can go to Vietnam next month. The Vietnam visa website’s facial software says Passport Me only looks 41.9% like New Me and I’m staggeringly depressed about it.
It is not an exaggeration to tell you I’ve uploaded dozens of New Me photos and I keep being told (pardon me because I don’t speak Vietnamese)—Nah, you ugly.

Depending on that visa, in a few weeks The Husband and I, along with a squadron of friends from Arizona, are heading to Vietnam and Cambodia. By agreeing to travel with me they have each implicitly agreed to allow me to trash feature them in my upcoming blog posts.
We’re traveling by boat again. I hate boats. I don’t love people. I especially have a low tolerance for people on boats so, fingers crossed on that visa.
Captain (Matt for those who didn’t follow my Egypt posts) has challenged me to a “blog off” this trip. I’m feeling pretty good about my chances (most visitors = winner) since I’m in some kind of bot maelstrom and am currently trending in Singapore.

So follow me during the coming weeks and follow Captain, too! I’ll tell you all the cruise gossip and he’ll actually write about these beautiful countries.
P.s. Guess what I got today?

have you gone or are you going on this fabulous trip
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We are going in February. Now that I’ve got that visa I can start to make real plans!
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You’re the cutest and your blogs make me happy 😊 Love you!
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Your post is anonymous but I’m sure I love you, too!
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I commend you for your diligence. I knew you could get it!Getting so excited 💕Your travel Mom
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Nerve-wracking to hear you don’t look like yourself from 10 years ago. Aging is a beast.
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How Hanoing. I don’t think you’re ugly, Da Nang-it!
Have fun on your journey!
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I see what you did there. Love it!
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you are beautiful
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Ah! Your post is anonymous. I wish I knew who you were so I could call you a liar to your face!
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I am also getting a lot of hits from Singapore. I am thinking they may be bots using my site to ping off of. Who knows in today’s world. Too bad we can’t get a percentage.
Does anyone our age look good in a headshot? I sincerely doubt it. Ignore the pics, enjoy the trip.
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I am sure we should get a percentage. Wish I understood what was at stake (if anything). So good to hear from you!
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Ignore the pix
Enjoy the trip.
I lived in Vietnam for a few months when I was little. Don’t remember a ‘thang’.
We went (back) to Cambodia last year in february. Just wonderful. Enjoy.
Be good, Alison.
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the blogs will be my daily entertainment. How can I have my kids receive them? I want them to “meet” the creative creatures on the shipwreck!
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They can subscribe to my blog. On the homepage there’s a subscribe button. https://piermanparis.com/
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Something definitely got lost in translation there😊 Enjoy your trip and Happy New Year!
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Thanks for the comment. On the countdown now.
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Hi Alison, I signed up to follow your trip. Recently going through OLD photos and came across pics of our Grand Canyon hike. So much fun!
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Susan? Or Ellen? Thanks for the follow. That was a great trip. Here we are in AZ just 5 hours away and we’ve not been back to the Grand Canyon since.
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I would love to see Vietnam
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I’m sure I will be captured by its beauty. Thanks for the comment.
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