Snake blood in a bottle To eat or not to eat snake for dinner?…. That is the question. Well………. why the heck not!! I have had snake on a number of occasions in a soup base but have been unable…
Homestays Part 3
Lunch Anyone? In the past couple of years I have noted the presence of increasing numbers of young men that take pride in their looks and have no issue with public thoughts of how people will react to their effeminate…
Mekong Homestay Part 1
A new place being built I arrived in Saigonat 11 pm and caught a taxi to a hotel that a friend reserved for me. This was a place that many expats rent monthly and I was a bit surprised at…
Mekong Homestays Prequil
Monks Carving The Mekong Delta has become one of my favorite places to travel, especially when heading places relatively unvisited by foreigners. I love the surprise and following interaction with local people that have never or rarely seen a foreigner.…
Highland Adventure or Disaster Part 3
Shook Shook Shhok Tic…….. Shook Shook Shhok Tic… complained the chain on my motorcycle as we left late for the second time. Oh!! Did I forget to mention that while the motorcycle was being looked at, I decided to make…
Highland Adventure or Disaster part 2
Seafood A quick lunch and we were on our way. The trip started with a drive along a beautiful stretch of road departing Nha Trang to a fishing village where Chris and John had a walk around while we fueled…
A highland adventure or disaster?
Christine and John sent word that they would perhaps be interested in touring the Central Highlands on the back of motorcycles so into the shop Bossy went to have a new set of tires, new chain and modified sprocket for…
Vietnam Distance Charts
Phu Quoc
A couple of angels I had the opportunity to spend a few days in Phu Quoc with some of my friends from Saigon. I had not yet been there and some commenter’s from the Trip Advisor website had me thinking…
Vietnam Easy Riders
Vietnam easy riders are nowadays very common. In the past, a person came up with the idea to make a few dollars by taking visitors for Dalat city tours on the back of his motorcycle. I personally know one of…
A sad day and good cup of coffee
Kathy and her lovely kids……. oh… and us too This blog was going to be about highland tours by those that call themselves Easy Riders, but a late night email put that story on the back burner. Today I want…
Stop Thief!!
Today there was an event that had me reminiscing about the past. Just an hour before returning from doing an easy-rider trip (more on that later), some low-life snuck into our hotel kitchen and stole the most precious item I…