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From Canada to Vietnam 25 Aug 2013 | 08:11 am
My friend returned home the following day and we had a bit of a reunion….. BBQ steaks!! What can there be better than a 1 inch steak grilling on the BBQ? NOTHING…. SORRY!! I was again surprised that t...
RipTide open for business 1 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
Friends The RipTide Nha Trang Homestay is now open for business! I have to offer a big thank you to all of you that have somehow already found us and stayed in our new venture. It is you who has made...
Tan Vien Thong Smartphone 7 Jun 2013 | 03:24 pm
Today Mai and I returned to Tan Vien Thong Smartphone in Nha Trang where we purchased a phone 2 days ago. It was sold to us by a nice young lady who said it was a very good phone, however, after 2 day...
A fish out of water perhaps? 5 Jun 2013 | 09:45 pm
I have been sitting at my computer for the last hour staring at nothing just absorbing nothing. With a start, I came to when my wife walks in the room to remind me that it is bed time. I have been ref...
Driving the Mekong 8 May 2013 | 11:16 am
I just returned from a trip to U Minh Thuong national park in the southern Mekong region. This was a tour unlike most others I do. This was one to be of discovery….. It all started with my friend and ...
Different travelers in Indochina. 8 Apr 2013 | 08:51 pm
Indochina is an exciting place to visit and it attracts many different kinds of travelers. From what I have observed working in tourism in Vietnam, nowadays the mix is pretty equal between back packer...
Tet + Business = Pain and suffering 23 Feb 2013 | 09:55 pm
It is now more than 10 days after TET. A person would think that life would be back to normal, but I am afraid that the lingering effect to TET will remain for some time. It was Thursday and people we...
TET Vietnam New Year 9 Feb 2013 | 08:07 pm
Tonight is New Years Eve. The Vietnamese know it as TET and it can be a horrendous time for a traveler to be here and even worse for the foreigner who lives here. The Vietnamese take this holiday very...
For the first time in 3 years 20 Jan 2013 | 09:35 pm
For the first time in 3 years, Mai and I have a chance for a little time together. The last of the customers has checked out and Mai woke up this morning singing like it was the best day ever. I was g...
R.I.P. Tide Hotel……. enter RIPTide Homestay 19 Jan 2013 | 05:28 pm
Today at 11 pm we are locking our doors and the Tide Hotel as it currently exists will be no more. Mai and I have spent 3 years offering travelers the opportunity to experience real Vietnam away from ...
