What's over there?
DANANG, VIETNAM – We’ve crawled out of bed before dawn plenty of times to catch an international flight. But getting up at 5 a.m. to drive less than 10 kilometers up the road? That seemed a bit much.
With most international borders still closed, our near-term travel plans now feature so-called ‘staycations’ and short trips to places closer to home. Last week we joined a few expat friends to do just that.
DA NANG – After what seems like ages of lockdown, we’ve been itching to get out on the road again.
Hey… that’s our name, right?
Local travel is starting to open up again in Vietnam and airlines are offering some great deals on flights. So we decided to take a short trip.
Not quite ready (or able) to venture too far afield, we decided to spend a week in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
Located about 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Da Nang, and sharing the same coast, Nha Trang is one of those places we’d heard about but hadn’t got around to visiting yet.
With daytime temperatures hovering near 100 degrees F (37 C) during our stay, we didn’t do a lot of outdoor activities. But we did venture outside our beach-view apartment several times to check out some of the local sights.
Here are a few photos from our trip (click on the thumbnails for a larger view):
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DANANG, VIETNAM – It seems like it’s been months since we last wrote a new blog post.
(checks date – April 29, 2020)
Yes, it has literally been months since our last new post.
Oh sure, if you look at the Facebook feed in the sidebar to the right (scroll down if you’re reading on your phone) you’ll see that we have occasionally posted a photo and short comment there. We’ve also shared various travel-related stories seen elsewhere online.
But a full-fledged post here on our own blog? Not so much.
Continue reading “New blog post. Where the heck have we been?”
LOVINA BEACH, BALI – One of the ‘must-do’ activities during our December trip to Bali was to go on a dolphin tour.
Melanie and I had seen dolphins swimming in the wild before – in the chilly waters around Vancouver Island and the not-so-chilly waters of the Amazon River, where the resident dolphins were pink (yes, really!).
Continue reading “Looking for dolphins at Lovina Beach, Bali”
BALI, INDONESIA – Whether going out for a nice dinner, attending a festive celebration or meeting the in-laws for the first time, who hasn’t wondered, “What should I wear?”
I must confess, fashion is not my strong suit. Most of the time I dress strictly for comfort. Shorts and sandals, a favorite T-shirt (worn so thin it’s almost transparent) and I’m good to go.
If I need to be more dressy I’ll switch out my battered Tee for a real shirt with buttons and a pocket.
But when we travel, local rules of etiquette sometimes require me to venture outside my sartorial comfort zone.