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Don't forget that the pre-order for Pinterest for Food Bloggers eBook<\/a> is going on right now! Today is your LAST DAY to get a half-priced copy! Tonight at midnight (EST) all pre-ordered copies will be sent and the price will double!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Brie<\/p>\n

The last two days have given us an entirely new meaning to \"adventure\" - they've been awesome<\/em>. We left Hoi An yesterday morning {Sunday}, after packing up our belonging and leaving our cute little house. For the first time in the month+ we'd been there, we woke up to pouring rain. Awesome. I nearly voted for us to stay an extra night just to avoid the rain, but it lightened to a drizzle and eventually stopped before we headed out of town.<\/p>\n

\"Brie<\/p>\n

We opted to drive West, away from busy\/scary Highway 1, and get on the Ho Chi Minh Highway {HCMH}. THANK GOD WE DID! Highway 1 is seriously no fun. It's hot. There are a ton of cars, busses, trucks - all of which careen around you at terrifying speeds. We picked our way through some small towns, taking nearly two hours to go thirty kilometers due to baggage-attachment issues and breakfast needs, before making our turn on to the HCMH. Immediately, the view was gorgeous, the road was smooth and flat and EMPTY!<\/p>\n

\"Brie<\/p>\n

We cruised along at a much nicer clip, enjoying the view and lack of scary traffic. Then, it began to rain. I've seen a lot of rain in my life, but I'm pretty sure I've never seen as much rain in such a short time as I've seen in the last 48 hours! BUCKETS. We proceeded to get soaked, FROZEN, and nearly run out of gas {luckily we did not, but it was far too close for comfort as we puttered up a mountain pass in the middle of nowhere Vietnam while frozen and sopping wet}. Many lessons were learned.<\/p>\n

\"Brie<\/p>\n

The rain came and went the rest of the day, and we took shelter in a coffee shop at the perfect time to avoid the heaviest monsoonal deluge, but having already soaked ourselves, it was a chilly afternoon {cotton kills!}. My super-sexy red poncho {essential motorbike accessory} made me look extra awesome - and kept my luggage dry. Whew. We were psyched to get to our destination {Plei Can}, find a hotel, take a HOT shower, put on PANTS AND A SWEATER, and get some food. If only we'd been able to get some sleep... That's another story. {Vietnam = LOUD}.<\/p>\n

\"Brie<\/p>\n

Today we started off in a monsoonal deluge, but we were ready. We got our raincoats out (for the first time this trip), wrapped our bags in the ponchos, and hit the road. I have a lovely picture of this get-up, which {if you're lucky} I may bless my instagram<\/a> followers with later! We had a much shorter trip today, only about 110 km, and were at our hotel in Pleiku by 2 pm! Woohoo! The rain gave up at about twelve thirty, so we arrived dry and warm. Win!<\/p>\n

\"Brie<\/p>\n

In our newfound adventure into the wild central highlands of Vietnam {they're not really wild, but much less populated than most areas we've been!}, we've been loving the barbecue. Everyone cooks delicious meet out on a grill in front of their restaurant {restaurant being a very loose term}, and it blows me away every time! I LOVE that blackened, smokey taste that only comes from cooking over some hot coals! Can't get enough.<\/p>\n

With that, I was inspired to share these burgers with you guys. I know grilling season is very much alive at home right now - I just wish we could grill some burgers with all of you, too! These burgers would be perfect for 4th of July - they're ALMOST red, white, and blue! Just add something blue... and let me know what that is, exactly. I suppose you could use blueberry jam and cook rare burgers! I'm too much a fan of raspberry jam, though, so I'm sticking with it!<\/p>\nPrint<\/a><\/span>

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