Food/Restaurants
Hey, Shorty, It’s My Birthday!
After my all day motorcycle tour with Son, I showered up and met the Aussies, J. and L., at our usual spot. I actually sat at a table in the front while waiting for them. When they walked up, they had two other Aussies with them, M. and J2, whom they’d also met at a … Continue reading
Easy Rider For A Day
On Tuesday, October 22nd, I’d booked an all-day motorcycle tour (as a passenger) with Easyrider Hoi An. Arrangements had been made via E-mail, with payment to be made the day of the tour. The company assured me that rain gear would be provided and that nothing less than a typhoon would cancel the tour. My … Continue reading
Where Were We?
If my memory serves me correctly, we were somewhere on that first Monday in Hoi An and my initial stops at the tailors and shoe makers. Ahhh, yes… The Aussies stopped back by Kimmie Tailors, at which point my orders were put in and ready to get started. The Aussies and I decided to meander … Continue reading
The Entertainment Center, Ha Long Bay and Yum Yum
While out wandering on Friday, I passed a hotel spa and perused their services on offer. Their massages were decently priced and my body was crying out for a massage after about 20 hours of traveling, so I went in. I settled on an hour long aromatherapy massage and followed the young man upstairs. I … Continue reading
Musical Tuesday
Since it’s about 12:45 a.m., that means it’s Musical Tuesday. We skipped Musical Monday because my Brazilian friend and I decided to stop in at Ideale for a drink (and a bite to eat for her), then were heavily engaged in a “bitch” session about jobs (or lack thereof), having to live with roommates, men, … Continue reading
A Return to the Mission
We’ve already established that the Mission is not one of my favorite areas of town. It’s grungy, the smell of urine is everywhere, people sit on the sidewalks selling all kinds of miscellaneous crap, many of the stores sell used crap, everything looks old and falling apart, there’s no parking and that’s just for starters. … Continue reading
Dessert Dealer
More than a year ago, I got my main boss and a few other people addicted to cupcakes from a cupcake “truck” called CupKates. I would often see the CupKates truck on my lunch break when I was walking up/down California Street. When I bought one for myself, I occasionally bought one for my boss … Continue reading
Adios, Santa Fe
Monday dawned bright and early in Santa Fe. Well, maybe it wasn’t so much early. I usually wake up between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. during the week in San Francisco, so it was already 8:00 a.m. in Santa Fe, due to the one hour time difference. Bright still applies, though, if only because there … Continue reading