I am sitting in a cafe having Cafe Sua Da with Bill, and talking with a buddy overseas using yahoo.  Two stunning women just walked by flashing us sultry looks…… Yesterday the drivers license saga continued. We needed more photo copies of a document and another 4 hour delay. Did I mention in the last blog [...]

I thought I would hold my Vietnamese drivers license in my hand today, bat as is usual… things can get very complicated in Vietnam. The procedure was as follows: Get 4 photo’s and attach one to a form with your personal information, and get a blue book establishing your residency status. Then get the paper [...]

Yesterday was mostly uneventful. I started with a great home cooked breakfast of fish noodle soup, then off to the coffee shop to write the blog of the day. The rest of the day was spent doing some maintenance and repairs. We installed an air conditioner, set up a bed, did a little shopping, and [...]

I decided today to follow a path in my neighborhood to see where it leads. You see, our new subdivision is surrounded on 3 sides mountains, and an Ocean on the 4th. I saw using Google Earth that there was some kind of dam in the mountain pass behind us, so I fired up my [...]

All of the kids returned to school Christmas day as if yesterday never happened. I have learned that Christmas in Vietnam falls on the 24th, thus the reason for the mayhem. The 25th is just a normal day. Our Christmas day dinner consisted of raw fish and roasted chicken. I have to admit that the [...]

I had a topic in mind to talk about Christmas eve but as is the norm in Vietnam……out the window it goes. Things change fast!! I will talk about my day instead. The day started out quiet. University has finished final exams, and it was a school day for others. A typical day. The morning [...]

I will again add some random pictures to break up my droning on and then end with the day’s events. It is only a day before Christmas. There seems to be no anticipation here of the days ahead, just business as usual. The students are off however, so coffee shops and evening romance spots are [...]

Yesterday Mai got her own wheels. There is quite a variety of bicycles in Vietnam. They range from the old style bikes you would ride in the 1950′s. The electric bicycle was introduced a few years back and have become a big hit. There is only one drawback to owning one for the people here. [...]

Going to the toilet in Vietnam can be an adventure in itself. 10 years ago, I would witness most people just stop and squat on the side of the road anywhere, anytime. I recall taking an old bus up to a small city called Dalat located in the mountains about 120 km inland from here. [...]

I was going to write about toilets today, but I think instead, I will talk of this mornings events. Today we went to the local supermarket.  Most markets are set up in small streets . There is usually one in every neighborhood. Nhatrang at the moment has only one indoor supermarket, and has very limited [...]

Again, I will post a few random pictures throughout this page te ease the boredom of my droning on……. Hooray!! Cockroach problem seems to be solved. 3 days and no sightings.   Last night the rain came down in sheets. The only rain I have experienced as heavy as this was when we had severe [...]