The morning started peaceful and serene. A leisurely jog along a pleasant ocean side road. I was not harassed by any small yappy dogs for a change. They must be getting used to me by now. I chanced upon a…
Work horses with wheels
Last night we met with the hotel building owner to hammer out some deals and details. She is a nice woman. There are things she should, and will be responsible for in the renovations of the building. There are things…
A tale of 2 houses and changes
Yesterday was rather uneventful. I spent part of the afternoon discussing rent with some foreigners who live here, trying to determine what I should charge. I had a couple come to see the new house, me thinking that we would…
He’ll be coming around the mountain
What a day!! It all started simple enough. One of my nephews joined me at 7:30 for coffee. I looked around for his bike, and not seeing it I asked where it was. He said that he would ride on…
A few rushed words
Now,some of my friends are in a castle celebrating New year back home… My thoughts are with you guys. I am posting a quick blog tonight as I am off on another road trip tomorrow morning. I lazily asked my nephew…
Chuc mun nam moi!! A tale of 2 Hotels
Last night we spent New Years Eve at a hotel called the Ha Van. It is owned by friends of ours. There is a great rooftop restaurant and bar he has finished renovating, and it is the perfect spot to…
About the day and the Master plan
The day started a bit strange. The air conditioner which I installed in the bedroom quit around 6:30 am. I thought nothing of it because I have it programmed to auto shut down. I did my coffee shop thing and…
In pursuit of a license part 2
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…
Diving Vietnam……….CRAZY!!
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…
Where to call home?
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…
Up a mountain and down to the sea
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…
Poor litle gal
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…