gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • 23 hours agoAnother failed government project aimed at tourismYou know the old adage of "don't fix it if it isn't broken."? Well that is exactly the sort of advisor that they…gabe.radke (76)in #life • 10 days agoStrange grapes, bum-guns, and expensive carsWhat a strange grouping of things to have together in the same post huh? Well I'm going to do it anyway because…gabe.radke (76)in #storms • 13 days agoThe whole city freaked out over a typhoon warning and then nothing happenedI suppose the old adage of "better safe than sorry" is a good one and I have been here when a real typhoon struck and…gabe.radke (76)in #jobs • 22 days agoThe strangest online jobs I have ever had: International Pizza call-center guyWhen you live abroad as a digital nomad, you will do almost anything for a job so that you can continue to live…gabe.radke (76)in #life • 26 days agoBe careful with Vietnamese coffee! It is really strong!Vietnam has a few things that it is famous for and one of those things is their coffee that is grown here in the…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • last monthIt's Independence Day in Vietnam: Do yourself a favor and stay homeVietnam is a very crowded country. There are over 90 million people here in a place that is roughly the size of…gabe.radke (76)in #life • last monthUltimate panic mode as I temporarily lost my phoneI believe that all of us have been though this minor heart attack that is not being able to find your phone suddenly…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • last monthCraft beer explosion in Da Nang, VietnamBeer is extremely cheap in Vietnam. I haven't traveled everywhere just yet but it is by far the cheapest place I have…gabe.radke (76)in #noodles • last monthMy Quang: A cheap noodle meal that is available almost anywhereI haven't delved much into Vietnamese food since living here because most of the delicacies are soup or noodle based…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • 2 months agoThe state of the recycling bins put in the tourist areas of Da NangPeople should recycle. I see no reason to not do so. In Vietnam there is a ton of recycling for profit that goes on…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • 2 months agoArt installations on the beach: I don't like them but they serve their purpose i supposeCall me old fashioned but the things I like to have on the beach are sand, ocean-water, and maybe some deck chairs.…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • 2 months agoGiant DJ party being set up on the beach of Da NangAs an expat, a lot of these really huge events are things that we normally don't even end up hearing about. While I…gabe.radke (76)in #vietnam • 2 months agoEntire country of Vietnam asked to be quiet after death of prominent politicianIn many ways I appreciated this even though I didn't really know what was going on. When I asked my Vietnamese…gabe.radke (76)in #life • 2 months ago"Lovely" Da Nang is starting to wear at me with its "same-ness"I do my fair share of bitching about this city that I have called home for around 6 years but this isn't just some…gabe.radke (76)in #art • 3 months agoAnother decent street art find and some strange municipal "art"The journey continues in this nice little area I have discovered that is about 4-5km south of all the hustle and…gabe.radke (76)in #art • 3 months agoTwo more decent finds in street art neighborhoodThere is a place just south of Da Nang between the city and the neighboring area of Hoi An where a neighborhood, it…gabe.radke (76)in #food • 3 months agoSome nice cheap food for drunksThe other night I had to leave a party that I was at because it was someone's birthday and they started passing shots…gabe.radke (76)in #crypto • 3 months agoIonomy fully ignoring customers now. Consider your money gone if it is in thereI wrote a while ago about how Ionomy was a great company for those of us involved in relatively minor altcoins like…gabe.radke (76)in #art • 3 months agoMore good street art from the neighborhood that appears to embrace itSo I returned to the place where I found the giant street art that covered the entire side of a building and I don't…gabe.radke (76)in #art • 3 months agoSome seriously good (and legal) street art found in Da NangThe vandalism situation in Da Nang, Vietnam is something that really grinds my gears because almost all of the street…