Well…… they said If I was here and attracting foreigners, others would follow, and follow they have. I have a person interested in turning my lobby into a western restaurant. I also talked with a person yesterday who wishes to open a BBQ restaurant, and I have just learned that one of the bars from [...]
I like people… I really do!!
Some more Photos from the rafting trip. Some of you that know me personally understand how I was losing my faith in human nature, and how interacting with the public was dragging me down. I have to tell you that the attitude has changed….. a one hundred percent reversal. Dealing with the traveler whether business [...]
White water rafting in NhaTrang
The four J’s from Australia had finished visiting Vin-Pearl land and the water park. They were sitting in the lobby mulling over what to do. There were the mud baths, snorkeling, island tours, and then I said “what about a little white water rafting”? That was the ticket!! They agreed that that was what they [...]
Another power outage and other frustrating stuff
Yea? A person hears that a lot here. It does not mean I agree, or yes, but sorry I did not hear you. I cannot recall how many times in the past I would ask and think I had an answer. Do you want to go for dinner tomorrow? Yea…… Then I show up and [...]
The mystery solved of the MIA
We sat for perhaps half an hour waiting for this mystery person to arrive, but nothing so far. We had the English speaker call again and were told that she was very afraid to meet with us. The girl assured her that we were nice people and that nothing would happen. Reluctantly she agreed and [...]
In search of a missing war buddy
I had no idea what the result of the police raid would be. All I knew is that the police had scheduled a meeting for the landlord and us. There was nothing I could do about it so Drifter and I decided to not worry about it and head off into the unknown. Drifter had [...]
Another power shut down….. a strange day
IS the content or the presentation of it more important? I mistakenly changed the appearance of my blog and I am not happy. It took a long time to decide on a theme and custom build it to my tastes….. Now with the single click of a button, I have undone all of that work. [...]
A bus, some cops, and a MIA….. Road Trip!!
It seems that everyday poses a different challenge for a person here. I have mentioned before that Vietnamese people see things very differently than we in the west. Generally in business we like to have a plan and execute it with logical precision to get a desired result. The Vietnamese on the other hand get [...]
The Paradise Resort
Drifter and I brave the deadly gauntlet and after an hour or so, arrive at the turn off towards an old seaport town called Doc Let. The driving became much more pleasant now that we were no longer grasping out motorcycle seats with our clenched butts. Only the occasional 10000 decibel horn snuck up behind [...]
On our way to Paradise
With the exception of horrid weather, I am going on a white water rafting trip. I have a family staying with us that was interested in doing something a little bit different. I have decided to join them in order to be able to give a first hand account for future guests. I will let [...]
Li’l Sissy and Puffy put to the test…. a trip to Cam Ranh Bay
What an amazing sitght!! I am standing here and seeing for the first time, an ocean that is as flat as a mirror. As usual, a breeze has picked up and I meissed the photo… Drifter checked in and we made our introductions. We hit it off right away and decided that a tour around the city was in [...]
A lazy ride before I do some Drifting
I was light heartedly told that D**k and others thought maybe I was being edited or controlled in some manner…… Naw!! I needed to create a sreies of pages to refer people with first time questions to. It is done and now…… I am back on track and will try to get the blog back on track. [...]