As usual, not enough time to write a long post or get into some of the detailed information about Vietnam that I would like to share however, here is a short narrative of things I see on my morning jog. The shot to the left is where I am sitting right now. This is a [...]

  I mentioned in an earlier post that the previous owner of our new home was a dirty person. Well, the tenants he had were worse than first thought. I had thought that my cockroach problem was eliminated until I decoded to track down a slight chirping sound I could hear at night. I was [...]

Found a new restaurant that is an excellent value. Most of the dishes are soup based, but that is fine with me. I have become quite a fan of the Vietnamese hearty soups that serve as a complete meal. The seafood congee is full of large chunks of squid and shrimp. One of the best [...]

The internet is too slow today to do any real blogging, so, a few odds and ends with no photo’s. Installing locks on doors here is very different than in North America. Every doorknob, gate, window, or anything else for that matter has its own key. I tried to get identical door sets keyed the [...]

Yesterday, Bill andI journeyed out into the unknown to discover what kind of adventure we would have as a couple of foreigners thrown into small town Vietnam. Our chosen destination? Doc Let. A small port town about 40-50 km north of Nhatrang. The plan…   turn down any small road, or enter small towns at random [...]

As usual, I write on a clear sunny day, smile on my face, for today, a line of local Vietnamese ladies have set up in a line with big lastic bowls, displaying their catch of large shrimp, squid, and other seafoods. They will sell all their goods by noon and be on their way. Kitty [...]

As usual, I am sitting in a little piece of paradise. In front of me are flowering lotuses and a small waterfall. It is a warm 30 with a cool ocean breeze blowing across the topaz ble water. Some fisher ladies have set up their catch in large plastic bowls, displaying shrimp as big as [...]

The train ride from Saigon to Nhatrang was pleasant enough. We  rode as the locals in a standard seat. I had the advantage of having little blue sleeping pills, so I slept almost all of the trip. I may not have mentioned….    I was contacted by email at the last moment by a nephew of a [...]

  Every day in Saigon has been different. The air quality changes from day to day. On Friday the air was so thick with vehicle exhaust, it was very difficult to breathe. It forced us to try and find roads to travel off the beaten path. Wow!! I am glad we were forced away. I [...]

A 22 year old from south of  Hanoi. A very friendly girl with a big smile and bubbly personality. She is the housekeeper in the hotel we are staying in, and is typical of many of the hard working young people here trying to make a life for themselves and family. She wakes at 6:00 am [...]

Let me start off by saying that things are happening very fast here. It is like I am a newborn, with so many new experiences that need to be soaked into my brain.  I want to talk about specific topics, but the days happenings are an interesting topic in itself.  I guess as time goes on, I [...]

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