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Doug E. Fresh

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  1. Posted several weeks back about some watches I was looking at - PP Nautilus, Rolex Gold Sub etc.

    Didn’t go in any of those directions. Pulled the trigger on this one today out of the boutique in San Diego. Should be here early next week.

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  2. Fucking loved kemp throwing the peanuts on white as he crossed the plate. I stayed for about 10 minutes after the walk off to finish my beer and the grounds crew left all the peanuts and wrapped candy covering the batters box and the third base line. Brilliant day


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  3. Don't let that fucking travel agent book you up with too many dinners. They're going to get paid to send you to "nice" places with salt and pepper shakers on the table which are complete and utter bullshit. 
    There's a reason why travel agents are largely obsolete. I get if you want them to help with the transit between cities, I guess, but you can find everything you could ever want to know online yourself and save the kickbacks. 


    ACL is spot on. Not sure how adventurous you guys are but don’t let it intimidate you. Very easy and cheap to get around, either by plane or by car


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  4. The pool is at the Reverie in Saigon. It’s a cool hotel in a great location, although a bit overdone. One comparison I heard was Liberace meets Versace (look at some hotel pics).

    Not really anything I would give a miss. The hardest part for us going into the trip was figuring out how many days (1 or 2) to spend in each of Hue, Danang and Hoi An so we left that part pretty flexible so we could move around when ready. I would caution a bit against using a travel agent that locks you in to a very strict itinerary unless that’s your thing.

    I think you should do Halong Bay, but be careful which tour provider you book. It does get very busy and keep
    In mind the water is pretty dirty with trash from lower end tour operators and Chinese tourists.


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  5. Alright folks, want your input here. Thinking about the next piece to add to the collection (or two depending on price) and want some input from the group because I’m struggling to decide.

    Currently have the following:

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    Here’s what’s on my mind lately. Thoughts? Anything I’m missing and should consider?

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  6. 1 minute ago, Bone3421 said:

    Nice pics.... How did you like crossing the street 

    First day was a little awarkard but by day 3 i was just walking wherever i pleased and letting motorbikes zoom around me

    The first day, after about 25+ hours of travel, was a bit hectic.  After day 2 or 3, it became second nature.  By the time I got back to Houston a month later, it felt odd to see people obeying traffic laws and staying in their lanes.

  7. A few more...

    The last one is from a bar in Saigon called Hien and Bob’s. We had read that the lady (Hien) that runs it was over the top and rude to customers, so we had to check it out. Turns out she’s quite the opposite. Had a great hour to two knocking back drinks and having some great laughs with her. Cool dive type place to check out.

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  8. Glad to hear you enjiyed it doug....post some pics



    Here you go from Vietnam. My wife has most of the pictures, including the street food, but this is what’s on my phone.

    Will try to do Bali later.



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  9. Just got back from the Vietnam/Bali trip last week and it was phenomenal.  As many had mentioned before, I found Vietnam to be amazing and Bali to be OK but wouldn't go out of my way to do it.  Just too overrun with tourists.  Did get to experience the earthquakes as we were having dinner in Ubud the evening the second quake with a  6.9 magnitude hit on Lombok.  Pretty harmless for us but obviously has caused a lot of devastation on the northern part of that island.

    For Hanoi to Halong Bay, just hire a driver from your hotel.  It's relatively inexpensive and is easier than doing the bus.  Like others have said, fly Vietnam Airlines from Hanoi to Hue.  It's relatively cheap, and I think we did business class for about $100 more.  That helps with check in and the security lines.  Get a driver from Hue to Danang.  I think ours was about $30.  You can then fly back out of Danang to get to Hanoi.

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