Sunday 26 January 2020
Friday 24 January 2020
Friday 24th January 2020 - ILA Vietnam District 3 branch, HCMC
It's New Year's Eve at about 6pm and the streets in Saigon and almost deserted. Most shops and restaurants are closed and so we walked to where I will be doing the training soon and it took about 25 minutes to get there from the hotel...………………………..
Thursday 23 January 2020
Tuesday 21 January 2020
Tuesday 21st January, 2020 - three days to go before the start of Tet
Made the mistake of walking to the laundry during rush hour...………………………...
Monday 20th January, 2020 - ILA Vietnam Centre HMC24 - Ben Thanh Street Market
Yesterday I learned that I would be transferring out of the city centre once I have completed my training. There are classes waiting for me there, apparently, unlike at the city centre school which is apparently losing students who previously had no choice but now can attend a school nearer to where they live e.g. HMC24!
In the evening we went to the Ben Thanh Street Market in D1 and then stopped off at a microbrewery pub for some expensive beer,,,,,,,,,
In the evening we went to the Ben Thanh Street Market in D1 and then stopped off at a microbrewery pub for some expensive beer,,,,,,,,,
Sunday 19th January, 2020 - VinMart 3/2, D3 HCMC
Breakfast in the hotel is substantial but a little boring. It keeps us going until mid-afternoon. On the Sunday afternoon we headed west in search of a supermarket and found VinMart 3/2 and were disappointed with the results in terms of fruit and bread but we did find some imported cheese....
on the way back we stopped into a noodle bar for some guess what....
Saturday 18 January 2020
Friday, 17th January 2020 - Saigon river
Walked to take the laundry to be done and then to Phatty's Bar to make sure we could find the way in the dark and then continued on down to find the Bank of China (now been taken over by Vietcombank {!?!?!} <splutter> <splutter> so carried on down to the Mekong river to see what was what....................................................................................................
Stopped for much-needed refreshment at Banana's Juice Shop and watched the goings on at the school opposite (spring cleaning?)
Thursday 16 January 2020
Thursday 16th January 2020 - Vietcombank issue
Getting lost in the Vietnamese banking system...……………………………………………...
Getting lost walking to try and find Phatty's Sports Bar and Grill........................................
Monday 13 January 2020
Tuesday 14th January, 2020 - City View Hotel, D1, Ho Chi Minh City
We booked in advance for a standard double room and then realized that there was no window for a standard room. In order to have a window at the City View Hotel so that your hotel can really live up to it's name, you have to book a Deluxe Double Room
Sunday 12th January, 2020 - PassApp, Phnom Penh
There are plenty of tuktuks in Phnom Penh and a few apps so that you can order up a driver and you know exactly how much you will pay for the ride in advance. We use PassApp. Very handy...…...
Thursday 9 January 2020
Thursday 9th January, 2020 - Sarina Hotel, Phnom Penh
Greenery and serenity at the Sarina...…………………………………………………………
A pledge from the Chinese contingent...………………………………………………………
Wednesday 8 January 2020
Monday 6 January 2020
Tuesday 7th January, 2020 - Victory Day. Cambodia - Lavanya Hotel, Street 136 Phnom Penh
Okay so I got to the school for 07:30 as planned and it was all locked up. When I got back to the hotel I messaged Dyna who told me that the school was closed for Victory Day...………………………...
Later in the day we went out for some happy hour drinks on Street 136
Sunday 5 January 2020
Sunday 5th January, 2020 - Lavanya Boutique Hotel, Phnom Penh
When I booked the Lavanya I was shocked at the price - 53GBP per night for a modest room. Part of the reason to book Lavanya was it's central location, partly also for the swimming pool. On check-in we learned that the pool is closed for maintenance for a good few days. So I looked online to see about a move and found a great deal with booking.com at the Sarina hotel where we have stayed previously so we are moving there on Wednesday. On a brighter note I checked my Cambodian bank account and I can see that I have been paid $135 for the missing week (Summer 2018). So that will pay for our night out at Hard Rock café tomorrow night wooooo hooooo……………….
This is the view over Street 136 from our third floor balcony this afternoon as the sun was going down round about 5.00pm...……………………………………………………………….
Saturday 4 January 2020
Friday 3 January 2020
Friday 3rd January 2020 - Bangkok - Atlanta Hotel
On the two hour drive back to Bangkok from Pattaya we saw all sorts of poverties and riches and the outer suburbs of Bangkok seemed to go on forever......
The Atlanta Hotel restaurant makes a peaceful retreat.............................................................................
Thursday 2 January 2020
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