going "in country"

I have been bad with the posts because I am entertaining overly demanding family members..well, really family member. Honestly, going out EVERY DAY! On this continuing whirlwind tour, we are about to leave for a week in Vietnam where we will meet up with Middle Brother who has been touring Southeast Asia in an attempt to recover from the exhaustion brought on by working full-time. In any event, I had assumed that I would be in a position to escape the bone chilling cold of Hong Kong with visions of palm tree lined beaches and tropical cocktails so imagine my dismay when I discovered that Vietnam, or Hanoi anyway, is equally as freezing. So, I am off to freeze my ass off in another Asian city...will report upon return.