It’s been a bit of a minute. I’m typing this on my phone and I’ve always written on a laptop; it feels a bit weird. It’s smaller. I think when you have a job it limits you to a physical space and time. You have to get up each morning and eat lunch and leaveContinue reading “2024”
Tag Archives: Vietnam
8hr Walk, Tattoo, $90 Motorbike
It’s been an interesting few days. On Friday I fought the hangover and the hangover won ♬. Sometime during the week I was messaged by a Vietnamese woman named ‘Van’ on Facebook. Van has lived all over the world, 16 countries to be precise including Cork, Ireland where some of my family hail from! VanContinue reading “8hr Walk, Tattoo, $90 Motorbike”
Corona, Kidnapping & KFC
Days 3/4 WEDNESDAY started off with me ordering a ‘grab-bike’ (think uber motorbike) & heading into the centre of Hanoi to meet the couple I’d mentioned in my first post (from the Facebook group). We met around 11:30am and had hoped to try some of Vietnam’s famous ‘bahn mi’. It’s like a baguette with differentContinue reading “Corona, Kidnapping & KFC”
First Full Day in Hanoi
Today I spent my first full day in Hanoi. After arriving yesterday around 13:30 I headed to my accommodation, a traditional Vietnamese house up a wee alley, then headed out to the West Lake to explore. As seems to be the case with many Scots I found myself in a bar and indulged in HanoisContinue reading “First Full Day in Hanoi”
Giraffe Gaffes 