There is a place in this world for true beauty, and truth be told, I have a massive crush on Sankara. Walking into Mui Ne’s newest venue, you gasp in awe and your heart passionately races. You have the urge to whip out a camera and photograph every billowing white drape, every sensual pool of… [Read More]
Vietnam: Mui Ne
A Fantastic Vietnam Birthday
Really now, your birthday evening cannot be anything but FABULOUS when it kicks off by receiving the following email: “Happy b-day Ms. Marshin. Thanks for everything u did for me at Ctown. U shudda took me wit you on this world wide trip. But it’s all good– u still my Home Dogg. – Terrence” I… [Read More]
Birthday Realization: A Vice May be a Boon!
Reflect for a moment: What is something you absolutely adore (it makes your heart pitter pat and wakes you up in the morning with excitement), but which drives everyone around you absolutely CRAZY? For me, one of these things was my Internet addiction. Picture this: I would be having a perfectly delightful evening with my… [Read More]
$10 Touristic Day Package Joy
I am fundamentally a lazy bum. Therefore, I usually kick and scream when friends try to get me to mobilize for touristic productivity. But you know what? I always thank them for it in the end. Check out what $10 and seven hours buys you in fantastic Mui Ne, Vietnam… 1. Meet your jeep driver… [Read More]
The $30 a Day Budget Secret
A major goal of this blog is to show folks who think they don’t have the luxury to travel that it’s actually easier and cheaper than you think. The key is to get yourself to a “Developing Country”, aka, a country less rich than yours. Basically, if you save up for the $300 flight to… [Read More]
How do you Choose Where to Stay?
Five hours out of Ho Chi Minh City, our bus trundled into Mui Ne: a beautiful coastal town in South-Central Vietnam. What followed nicely illustrates my current hotel selection process whilst solo, budget backpacking in new and far-off places. Perhaps this strategy may work for you in the future! 1. Pre-research the location through a… [Read More]
