(Wo)man vs. Bat – Stop with the poop already!

Fruit bat with outstretched wing
This is the kind of creature we’re up against – Image by Tanja Marx from Pixabay

BALI, INDONESIA – We’re big fans of nature and wildlife, especially birds and butterflies. We also enjoy seeing small lizards, non-rodent mammals, the occasional beetle, and other curious-looking insects.

Mosquitos and flies – and now bats – are not on that list.

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A short trip to Nha Trang, Vietnam – Photo Gallery

Happy Weekend at the beach in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Workers position a sign declaring a ‘Happy Weekend’ at the beach in Nha Trang

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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