It was not so long ago that there were movies Such ad the Rambo and Missing in Action flicks that depicted POS’s still in Vietnam. Even in the 90’s when I was here, some of the local people still believed…
Month: July 2010
Centipedes…. wives…. and the Dalai Lama
I spent hours with the Dalai Lama and did not know it. It was on out flight back home in 2009 after visiting Vietnam with some co-workers. I spent much of the flight looking at him and sensing something familiar…
At Last!! the Citadel explained
Do you remember that Carl and I were trying to discover what the four citadel gates were all about? It started with a single question I had. For 12 years I have passed through 2 small gates that have thick…
Those frustrating Taxis
Is there something special about Tom and Jerry that I do not know about? There seems to be an addiction to the cartoon here. As far as I know, they have not been made for years, but every day they…
A long ride to an unknown tourist attraction
Carl had some news about the oldest house in NhaTrang. We assumed that it would be with in the four gates and walls that used to be NhaTrang in the past. Our morning began with tracking down a woman who…
I am my Fathers son
Well it looks like our little hotel made it onto You Tube. While Mai and I were in Canada, a young man named Kyle stayed with us. He definitely has some film making skills. I was going to write about…
All about friends now and future.
There is some kind of hatch going on and clouds of different sized ants are being attracted to the lobby lights. Of course, the geckos are having a feast, and tomorrow they will be stuffed from today’s smorgasbord. That poses…
Greasing the wheels.. or the palms
A few random photo’s and……. Let me tell you about a little secret I know about. Some people with incredible self importance stayed in my hotel. They felt so into themselves that there was no need to present us with…
A long day of cycling
I think I will stand for a while. By bicycle ride to Ba Ho was a good and long one, but my rear end is not yet up to the task. Today’s 60 km ride was the maximum I can…