A big thank you to other sites that I copied from. Long Thanh Photo Studio Long Thanh is a local photographer with a permanent exhibition gallery open to the public. This is a popular visiting spot for people who appreciate life as seen through a lens. To date, Long Thanh has exhibited at more than [...]
Nha Trang, Vietnams main holiday destination.
Yesterday was a new adventure. Drifter and I set out on a impromptu road trip and it was a good one. I will write abut it after the Why visit Vietnam series is done. We caught the open tour bus in front of the resort area in Mui Ne and now are headed to NhaTrang. [...]
Rock the boat baby…..
Ah…. Where to begin. I could probably start by saying I have had the honor of meeting some very nice people. Ken has many friends here and I had the extreme pleasure of meeting a few so far. Kimmy invited us to lunch and took us to a very nice buffet place in downtown Saigon. [...]
Water, water, everywhere
Meet my friends Beverly and Richard. Beverly is a fun lady I met last year while traveling, and as luck would have it, we have met again. She is from Vancouver, retired, and loves spending time in NhaTrang. Who can blame her. The man next to her is Richard from Washington State. He is a [...]
A fish out of water
How do I approach the words of the day? I could quote the words of a famous American general and say it was one big cluster F___, and it would be close. But it was still fun. I am finding that being angry for short durations is part of life here… I have lots of [...]
oooooh that itch!
I woke up this morning a bit a wreck. I perhaps did not mention that on the bus ride back from Quy Nhon, there was a young man riding with us that had a bit of a cough. Well guess what… The next day Brad came down with symptoms of a cold. Myself, a day [...]
Rough boys
In contrast to the gentle and loving demeanor of the women, men seem rough, gruff, and suspicious. This is not the case really….. it just looks that way. They have a hard life., and it shows on sun beaten leathery faces. During the day a person sees mostly women in the streets. It seems the [...]
NhaTrang! Full speed ahead
About me…. I am sitting at a traffic circle just watching the world go by when.. A very dirty and probably shell shocked man of about 60 walked directly across the circle with his intention directly aimed at me. He stopped, gave me a crisp salute, and then went into a long speech in very [...]
The adventure
Ever daydreamed about what it would be like to give up everything and start again?…..We have started to live the dream. Be it pleasant or a nightmare time will tell. Follow along as we make the transition from Middle class working Canadians, to retirees walking on white coral sand beeches in Nhatrang Vietnam. This blog will be [...]