Van Loi Hotel Hoi An

... runs the bar, and he doesn't have a clue what's going on. We stayed for an hour or so till midnight, then Ben decided to go back because he wasn't feeling too good, and I decided to join him; I felt okay but I'd more or less completely lost my voice through shouting over music for the last three hours. I wandered back through the streets and was soon in bed, though first had to leap over a sleeping security guard who had set up a bed complete with mosquito net in the doorway of the hotel.<br>

Efter ha avverkat x antal skraddare, konstnarer, skomakare och annat bajs sa kanner jag mig nastan helt klar med klappar till slakt och vanner.<br><br>Myyyyycket prutande tar pa en. Helt slut. Kanske behover en semester? Imorgon ska jag och will besoka nagra tempel. Morgondagens mal ar att inte gora av med sa mycket pengar, far se hur det gar.<br>

... our purchases and even more pleased when the bill turned up, Carolyns dresses were 8 pounds each and my shirts were 4!!<br><br>We had travelled to Hoi An with our friend Sarah from Australia and while we were in our hotel we all met and fell in love with a couple from Newcastle called Rosie and "Bear" (Phil!) - not sure where the nickname comes from and nor does he! We all headed out for a few quiet drinks at a bar across the river called The Happy King Kong ...

... swayze), fishing with a bamboo stick (didnt catch a bite!) and then we even went to his house and had lunch with his family. It was really lovely to see a proper local and experience his day to day life. His children were getting ready for school and learning english so I even tried to help his daughter, although not sure she really learnt anything! (Claire-dont ...

... Birthday to Mark&#8217;s sister Paula, who visited us recently. Happy Birthday wishes to Mark&#8217;s brother Tony, as well as our good friend Lou Marcato, for Tuesday. Congratulations also to both Tony and Lou on their retirements. We look forward to catching up with you in your rocking chairs when we return.<br><br>When the weather was still fine, Sue Warmington&#8217;s husband Russell joined us in Hoi An, the night of the AFL Grand Final. First thing next morning, we all ...

... assistance. If you wish to donate, the Red Cross is directing aid directly to victims in Vietnam and the Philippines:<br>https://www.redcross.or g.au/ourservices_aroundtheworld_emergen cyrelief_typhoon-ketsana.htm

... at the current magazine, flick through a few pages until you find an article on Lifestart, with a few photos, including one of us with the Aussie ambassador.<br><br>Mark recently had to make a couple of trips to Da Nang, mainly to buy some black paper for the workshop. He went on the back of Ghi&#8217;s new motorbike and discovered that it can go at 100 kmh, which is pretty bloody fast!! On the first trip, the paper was coming from Saigon that day, so we needed to come back in 3 ...

... bus and the construction, trying to manoeuver ahead of the bus. They were in the bus driver's blind spot and without anywhere to go they turned right into the bus! I let out a little scream. Luckily the driver had seen them by then and allowed them the way. Then not two seconds later, another motorbike came along and slid on a patch of dust or sand or whatever was on the road. The driver fell off the bike, rolled but a foot from the bus ...

... going to push on through another two weeks and try our damndest to enjoy this area on a moto for a few days, and then SAIGON and then a nice forested island in the south with heaps of beautiful and tranquil beaches.. so weve heard. <br><br>And another peice of pessimism for this blog... the beaches.. I keep getting emails that say "oh arent the beaches beautiful?" and my answer to that is "Not that we have found, besides Jungle Beach (which ...