I have suffering from a bit of bloggers block, but also have become so busy with the hotel that the free time I used to have for writing is no longer there. Tonight I have returned from a night of…
I try and try…….
Things have been hectic in Paradise. With the coming of new year, the hotel has been very busy and much time is spent looking after guests needs, and trying to make sure the hotel can live up to the reputation…
Christmas Day
Today it is Christmas, a day like any other in Vietnam. The businesses are open and the kids are in school. I am looking out at a sunny and warm day. It is as if nothing happened yesterday, but let…
Owee Easy Rider?
Sometimes a person has to love this place. You never know what will be trown into your lap. It seems word has gotten around that I have a new bike and a few easyriders have approached me with the offer of…
A Slum or a Landmark?
The Cai River runs through Nha Trang and for as long as I have been coming here, there has been an area where the poor had built wooden houses along it’s banks. Not really a slum, but more of a…
Beware the Foreigner
Just when I thought I had regained my faith in human nature, some jerk had to come along and spoil it all. I understand some of the trouble that the Vietnamese can cause a foreigner here, but I had never…
Corrosive Climate
A person that travels to Vietnam is often struck by how so many things look old and worn out. Looks can be deceiving. Remember that I have been living here one year so far? In that year I have purchased…
A small matter of face
In the past I tried to give a basic description of the concept of face. It is probably one of the hardest things to understand about Asian culture and there are nt a lot of westerners that really get the concept. The original post…
A typical side trip to Saigon
I am sitting in a budget hotel in Saigon trying to collect my reeling thoughts after a day of unexpected events, but then, I am sure I have mentioned before that things do not always go as planned in Vietnam.…
A cell text Marraige
The problem with business cards is that once a person has one in their position, they have a permanent link to a person. I would have never of dreamed that a business card could cause my trouble, but this is…
Living the dream
It is coming up on 1 year since Mai and I moved here on a permanent basis. It is hard to believe time has passed so quickly. Perhaps it is a good time to recount some of the year’s events…
VinPearl Land in pictures
VinPearl land is situated on an Island just off the coast. A person can purchase a ticket to cross by boat or cable car the the theme park. Once there, all rides and amusements are free of charge. The admission…