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 [...]
It is not impossible
As usual, little time to blog, and a few random pictures. Darn!! My bug zapper broke down. It started zapping away non stop and for fear of an electrical problem, I unplugged it. I tried again the next day, and it was still constantly zapping. I have determined that warranties are next to useless here [...]
Phew!! Something smells bad
I have discovered something that is going to make my life a lot easier. There are alternatives to the local old style bus travel here. Many locals have not used it, so it has been a bit hard getting the information. There are private companies that are offering express bus services to almost all cities. [...]
Iced coffee is good!!! Really!!
Yesterday we drank way too much coffee. First coffee at home, then off to the coffee shop in a rush to write the blog. While sitting there, Brad received a text message for us to meet a friend for coffee, so off we went to join him for coffee. Mr. Linh is a man who [...]
Ah Squid mmmm mmmm Good!
One of the more pleasurable things to do in NhaTrang is to eat. In fact, much of the Vietnamese culture is based on the social interaction while eating or drinking. If you befriend a local at 8 am, you will probably be eating and drinking by 11. Breakfast and lunch are usually just a normal [...]
Are we walking victims??
As sometimes happens, I am writing with limited time. I will type really fast, so if you read really fast, maybe the blog will look normal???? ? As usual, a few random photo’s for those who just read the pictures…… I stayed out a little past 10 pm for the first time. Amazingly, I did [...]
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 the back of mine.. What!!? I did not think this possible, and told him to [...]
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 how long a drive it was on Li’l sissy to drive to a mountain city [...]
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 went for a bowl of Pho, came home and jumped in the shower. Brrrrrrrr…. The [...]
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An Introduction
It is a hard thing, selling off everything you possess. As items are sorted and tagged at ridiculous prices to be sold in garage sales, your life passes before your eyes. I thought only at death did a person see that. Some items bring overwhelming emotion of past love or hurt, but there it [...]