What to do in Vietnam
Secret Saigon: Mean Girls Edition
With the finale of Parks and Recreation last week, TV has entered a sad, sad era. It’ll be the first time in nearly 10 years that neither Tina Fey nor Amy Poehler will be on the small screen. In honor of their comedic genius, I’ve decided to give this edition...
Castaway on Phu Quoc’s North Shore
I am what is known as a late adopter. (Fine. It’s not strictly one of the technology cycles but much preferable to being called a “laggard“.) I didn’t climb aboard the iPhone bandwagon as much as I was chloroformed-into-a-moving-van onto it by a friend who had an after-contract 3GS ripe...
“I do not wake up for less than the perfect beach” (Phu Quoc, Vietnam)
I’m trying to think of the exact moment I became the beach equivalent of a vapid, disconnected supermodel. Having traveled to some of the world’s best beaches in Zanzibar, Curacao, Hawaii and countless Thai beaches, I can relate to supermodel Linda Evangelista who famously said: “We don’t wake up for...
Gone Fishin’ in Thanh Da
Three times a week I make the five minute drive over a singular, newly constructed bridge on the way to my tennis club. The wide four-laned road lined with restaurants (including duck rice porridge for which Thanh Da is known), apartment buildings and one lonely KFC quickly narrows. Small one-story...
Thanh Da – Saigon’s Secret Island
I’ve always wanted to live on an island. It seems my whole adult life has been a series of trips trying to find that most perfect of beaches accompanied by a carefree existence perennially lived in flip flops and a faded t-shirt. And coconuts. In my dreams, there are always...
Life As Art – Failing to Succeed
Failure is not an option for me. I hate to fail. At anything. Anytime. I blame it on my massively type A personality. Or my ENTJ Myers-Briggs type, affectionately known as “The Field Marshal”, the Bringer of Order to chaos, the need to control everything and everyone. Of course, this...
Secret Saigon – What to Do in Ho Chi Minh City
Thanks to the world financial crisis, the skyrocketing cost of fuel and fluctuating currencies of the late 2000’s, the idea of staycations – a holiday close to home – exploded onto the scene. It was suddenly trendy to stay at a quaint little B&B and visit area attractions instead of blowing...
Geocaching Vietnam
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3996013/?claim=8hv7xjk4ys6″>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> The first time I remember hearing about geocaching was last autumn. I was preparing to go on a cruise so was reading through the Cruise Critic forum for my particular sailing (a great resource to hook up with other cruisers to set up group...
Saigon Cooking Class – Food As Art
I’m a bit of a food snob. There, I said it. Sure, I can get down and dirty with street food with the best of them, but secretly, I love it when food is not only delicious but beautiful to look at. So after seeing the chic Saigon Cooking Class...
Photo of the Week — Tennis in the Rain
I love tennis. As a kid of 7 or 8, I remember our whole family going down to the local courts to hit the ball around. When we got home, I’d put the wooden racquets into their braces which had to be tightened with clamps. I’m not kidding. And yes,...