Please Note!! This page is 8 years old and out of date. Most of the clubs no longer exist. The Louisiane and Sailing club still exist. Please be assured that there is a lot of nightlife and you will…
3 hours of rain
Today It rained, and it was a pretty hard one. I like it!! It is nothing like we get back in Canada. The water is not cold and a person does not feel miserable. I had the pleasure of being…
With friends like these……
As I mentioned in the previous post, Joy had shown up to join Ben, Graham, and I for a drink. Ben and Graham were ending the day and left, so I followed Joy to where he had left a couple…
The deep Mekong
Tonight I was invited to go with a Vietnamese friend on motorcycles to Phan Tiet in a week with the rain and storms around us. It is a 200 km journey which can be a very long way in this country.…
A stanger in a strange land
The bomb crater had been caused by the Americans attempts at defoliating the area. Yes, this is where agent orange was dispersed. The result was what I was witnessing now, 35 years later. This reserve was created by the government…
Spin the Chicken head
I called my friend Hau to let him know that I was in town, and surprised that I had arrived early. It seems he was on his way to Nghia’s house for the 6th anniversary of his mother’s death. I…
A Vietnamese funeral
After arriving in Saigon at 6 am, I and a couple of guests from my hotel walked the short distance to the Hong Hai hotel where we were booked for the night. The ride on the sleeper bus was uneventful…
Moonlight or Childrens festival
Tonight to my surprise the city became a giant party. There were clues to bee seen that something was coming, but it was not obvious to me. There were young people everywhere. The beaches were filled with thousands and there…
A Non-Fan it seems
Let me tell you a little tale about a sort of feud that has happened in the last couple of months. I have never thought this worthy of the blog before, but recent events have changed my opinion. Some of…
Homestays and a Massage
I tried to wake up early to say hello to Liem, a tour guide I met a couple of years back, and to say goodbye to Eugene and Michelle, a very nice couple that came for a visit. I was…
Oh NO!!! Not thinking again!
In the past I commented on how the Vietnamese think. Sometimes a person can chuckle and be amused about some events, but others can make a person rage at the lack of thought of what tomorrow can bring. Vietnamese people…
Some country shots.
I spent some more time biking in the country in order to get excersize and stay fit. Every day I encounter an adventure of some kind, but today I guess I will just share some scenery photos of an area…