Well… talk about another adventure. We arrived in Saigon after a smooth flight and I decided on behalf of both of us to try to travel as locals from the airport to district one where all the tourists go. We had a lot of time and I am determined to share with all of you [...]
A boat and a basket
It is 7:00 Am and I am looking at tranquil waters out my front door. Anchored just 50 feet offshore is the boat that my nephews chartered to go fishing. The photo inserted is them in a litle basket boat making their wat to the vessle. Darn!! I wish I was not going to Saigon. I think [...]
In a hurry as usual
Sorry, I do not have time to blog today, however, if I get business done early, I will try to write something. Last night I was saying goodbye to a friend when I suddenly realized, OMG!!!! My visa exemption expires today, and I am leaving for Saigon tomorrow!! I am off and running. Talk to [...]
Friend or Foe?
Today we have a person coming in for an interview. It is becoming important to hire and train somebody for the night shift. The family member we have looking after the position now spends way too much time drinking and not working. I cannot really blame him. He works with computers, not as a night [...]
A journey begins
Posing for wedding photos You would think that setting up the internet would be an easy thing, but like many things here, it was a little complicated. Firstly, they have a dedicated line separate from the phone line, sooooo the installer asked me where the wires come into the building. Uh, I don’t know. After [...]
Now that’s a shrimp!!
I slept in a utility room in the hotel as seems to be normal for me now, and woke up early as usual. Outside I could still see the butterfly hatch happening, but to a lesser degree than yesterday. Still a pretty sight. The day was spent on getting tasks done that I was unable [...]
Restrictions
A while back I discovered that the previous owner of the hotel was hiding any profits and the actual money made from the rooms, so the records are five years behind. That became a bit of a problem for me as there are government regulations as to how much a hotel can raise its rates. [...]
When it’s hot it’s hot, when it’s not it’s not
oops!!! This post is from Feb 20. I did not realize that it did not get posted As I closed for the night, the main door latch broke off in my hand. Huh!! Always something. We are still fully booked and things are going well. I think I will need to find a night receptionist [...]
Back to normal… But what is that?
I am looking out my front door at the moment and can not believe the difference from yesterday. All of the people camping on the beach are gone. The busses, minivans, and cars that lined the streets have moved on. I think life will get back to normal as of tomorrow. The ten days for [...]
Sleepless nights
In an earlier post I mentioned that I purchased a new mattress for our bed that was rock hard. Since then, I have been required to purchase more for the hotel gests because of the overwhelming demand for a couple of days. Let me tell you a bit of what people sleep on here. The [...]
I can’t drive………. FIFTY FIVE!!
Some Random photos and…….I was forced to change a page from the title The allmighty buck, how far will it go to Rain, rain go away because for some reason I was beeing spammed heavily only on that page. (perhaps the title) We will see if the spamming continues. It hit with a vengeance. We went [...]
Road side goodies
A person has to wonder if there is some grand giant joke that is our life, and who is laughing at our expense. Everything was checked, double checked and I made sure that all the rooms were tip top before the holidays. Everything was OK. I am happy to say that I am booked to [...]