Coming home to these two. Doesn’t it feel good to be wanted? Travel helps us to appreciate other cultures and what we have at home…
Month: May 2018
JUST AN INTERESTING PIC OF THE SUN SETTING BEHIND CLOUDS IN HOI AN, VIETNAM…
LOOKS LIKE AN “INSURANCE JOB” TO ME…
Who #@*&%#g forgot to put in the bilge plug? Hoi An, Vietnam.
JUST A PRETTY PICTURE…
Buddhist River Lotus Festival on the Hoi An “Ancient City” canal, Vietnam.
I’M GUESSING ONE BELONGS TO A BANK CEO…
Locals’ parking on the Thu Bon River, Hoi An, Vietnam.
BY THE THU BON RIVER, HOI AN…
The wind, as if the distant jungle’s hot breath, sweeps across, sapping all energy, only to be tamed by the cooling, licking waves of the gentle Thu Bon River, and then swirls up between the moored timber boats to soothingly caress the weary wanderer’s face…
(And I haven’t even had my first coldie yet)
MORNING COFFEE, HOI AN, VIETNAM
Is there a better way to start the day?
SO DELICATE, SO DELICIOUS…
The famous White Rose prawn dumplings of Hoi An: Compared to South Melbourne Market Dim Sims? Well, think of Snow White next to Shrek. I told the owner the “garnish” – crunchy dried, fried onion bits – made my hair re-grow, as I scoffed the lot. Tip: don’t eat the green thing in the dipping juice, it’s hothothothot…
DUCK OUT FOR A LIGHT BITE…
The words “light” and “duck” should not be in the same sentence when describing food; duck is fatty. But to borrow from incomparable TV cook Rick Stein, this duck congee (rice soup often unkindly named gruel or porridge) “is just so surprisingly refreshing”. Not unlike myself it is way better than it looks. US$1.30 at locals’ eatery, Hoi An, Vietnam
VIETNAM SHORTS FASHION: THE VERDICT IS IN, HOI AN GIVES BEN THANH A “TROUSERING”…
Same price, same haggling, but check out the shorts on the left: Hoi An market off-the-rack (ie cellophane bag), easily stitch up Ho Chi Minh City’s Ben Thanh Market offering (right). The Hoi An short is slim and sleek like Black Caviar while boasting a Might and Power tenacity. The other shorts are, well, just daggy…
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