title: OBAMA’S WORLD APOLOGY TOUR To Begin With Vietnam and Japan
text: It s been said that all Presidents get the itch to travel in the last year of their term. Obama s even said the plane is his numero uno favorite thing about being preezy. He gets to fly around on YOUR dime. If that s not bad enough, Obama plans on visiting the site of Hiroshima to stick his thumb in the eye of America. HANOI, Vietnam   As the candidates vying to replace him get increasingly aggressive, President Barack Obama is embarking on a sort of farewell tour to the world.His visit this week to Vietnam and Japan   he arrives Monday Vietnam time   is one of at least seven treks abroad this year. It s a schedule that will take him out of the country almost once a month from March through November, when voters will pick his replacement, and it is not unusual for presidents on their way out the door.In March, he became the first U.S. president in more than 80 years to visit Cuba, and he went on to Argentina on the same trip.In April, Air Force One was bound for Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Germany. In the U.K., his trip took on a wistful tone as he dined with the queen   his only British queen; her 12th U.S. president   toured the Globe Theatre and watched part of  Hamlet.  He also made headlines for his impromptu play date with 2-year-old Prince George   along with a business visit with the prime minister.This week, it s Vietnam   his first visit there   and Japan. After a summit meeting in Japan, he ll become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima and the site of the world s first atomic bombing.In June, it s Canada for the pomp and pageantry of a state visit, as well as meetings with the prime minister of Canada and the president of Mexico.In July   as the Democratic and Republicans nominees for president prepare for their national conventions   Obama heads to Poland for a NATO summit. Read more: McClatchy