Destination: Vietnam

There are a few of us here at Stylish Heath who have yet to take time off and actually enjoy a vacation. Time is an element that truly got away from us, and before we knew it summer was at an end. Well no matter, several of us opted for fall and winter holidays, and Kiwi is the first to break from the whirlwind of work. She is headed to the Maldives by way of Vietnam, and the first port of entry is Ninh Bình a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam, two hours from Hanoi.

Kiwi at the Trang An Grottoes, which are a scenic landscape consisting of underground streams and caverns, and are navigable by small sampans carrying travelers into caves.Travel stylishly,
K

Summer Blues

Lately, discussions at work have been wrapped around weather, as this has been the wettest summer on record. In a meeting last week everyone in our group spoke of the wanting the effects of autumn to begin immediately so, while we waited for the workshop to begin each of us took shared favorite aspects of fall, starting with the crisp coolness in the air, along with leaves swirling across the ground, and the smell of wood wafting in the air from fireplaces.

Going through photos the other day I came across a few items which seemed to possess a most magical blue color of the season, and though we rarely saw clear skies I would like to bid summer adieu in hopes that the soon we may take long walks in the evening out under the twinkling stars.

View of the Aegean from atop a cliff in Rhodes, and photo above Washington state during flight to British Vancouver.

Photo taken of a purple iris during sunset in garden at Heath that resulted in this fabulous shade of blue.

K