On arrival in Viet Nam, at Ho Chi Minh City airport, Hayley withdrew 2,500,000.00₫ (Viet Nam Dong) from a CitiBank ATM. We kept the receipt, and it does say that amount. We then bought SIM cards and pre-paid for a taxi from a tourist desk, and were allocated seats in a very small and uncomfortable… Continue reading The Mystery of the Missing Millions
Category: adventures
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention
Since my last post: I proposed to my girlfriend, Hayley. We moved in together. I was in a car accident and sustained a whiplash injury. I married Hayley. We went on a hungrymoon and became Newlyfeds. I’m writing this from a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Viet Nam. It is our first anniversary,… Continue reading Oh yeah, I forgot to mention
Look what I found in storage
I was cleaning up some of my stuff in storage, on the weekend, and made a great find: about 20 original Empire Strikes Back promo cups from McDonald’s. From 1980, and never used. There is a little bit of yellowing on the rims but they are otherwise mint. There used to be hundreds but, over… Continue reading Look what I found in storage
ready to play
Last night I met up with Walking Rek for a bit of a catch up, during which time she reminded me that Playground Weekender tickets for 2010 are at a superspecial earlybird price of $137.50 for 4 nights camping + festival. I couldn’t afford not to buy two, and made the investment. I went to… Continue reading ready to play