As for our trip, we both enjoyed it. There were moments when someone would ask what we did, and neither of us could honestly remember that we're teachers. At one time one of our tripmates brought up a student's name, and I quickly zoned them out. It was great being away from school and everything that keeps us busy here. (And I loved being away from the Chinese langauge, even though Zach missed it).
Singapore:
This country was ok, nothing special. The entire country of Singapore is just one big city, and it wasn't that amazing. However, we did find a Dairy Queen (with no ice-cream!) and other American stores. It kinda felt like being at home.
Indonesia:
We took a 2 hour ferry from Singapore to Indonesia that was less than desirable. I realized that I'll have to find a different fallback from teaching other than the Navy. We spent 4 days in a water bungalow (even though at low tide a more appropriate name would be a mud bungalow).
It was a really relaxing 4 days partly b/c there wasn't anything to do. We spent a rainy Christmas day here , but our highlight of Indonesia was going on a walk and seeing monkeys in the trees. Our lowlight was seeing a dog with the top half of his head missing chasing us down a street.Vietnam:
Vietnam was our favorite country, although by the end, I was ready to leave due to the never-ending scooter horn honkings.
As we drove to our hotel the first night, Vietnamese people were everywhere, waving flags, banging pots and pans, and shouting. It was vaguely reminiscent of all the "riot" videos I always see on the news. Our hotel manager informed us that Vietnam had just won a very important futbol game for the first time ever and the residents were simply celebrating the victory.
Sarah and I ventured out, rather timidly, to enjoy the ordered chaos. A very excited, very generous young lady bought us Vietnam Victory! headbands so we could be fanatics too. It was unlike any celebration I had ever seen and was a great way to start our time in Vietnam.We stayed in the Old Quarter and we saw almost as many tourists as Vietnamese people as we walked the streets and perused the many shops! We had a chance to practice our German swear words with all the European tourists. In one shop, we found an unusual item for sale and couldn't resist taking a picture:
We also took a 2-day excursion to Halong Bay (google it) to see the place which Vietnam is trying to get voted in as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The boat we stayed on was called the Imperial Junk (and no, the name is not indicative of the quality; they are all called junks). 
The views were breathtaking. It is the kind of place that makes it very frustrating to have a cheap camera because every picture you take looks both beautiful (because of the views) and horrible (because you know what it is like to see it in real life).
The highlight of the Halong Bay trip was definitely the kayaking. We got one hour on the water, and it was great to be the master of our own destinies for a while. You can see some of the natural sights as well as the small villages that were built on the water in the picture below:
The shopping was one of the best parts of Vietnam, and we spent far more in this country than in either of the previous two. Unfortunately, not everything made it home safely to Taiwan (probably due to Zach's momentary carelessness). But we made it safely, and that is what counts.Some pics of the food we ate at the resort hotel in Indonesia. Not quite sure what they were thinking with the second one, but the veggie fish was great and looked so real!!
Sarah's veggie fish.
Zach's banana burger in Indonesia (bananas, chocolate sauce, mayo, and cheese)