RE: Doggy beauty salons... one thing I definitely will miss about Thailand
Nice! Now I see where you got your little icon! Cute dog.
I miss Thailand brother. Seriously. We are here in Vietnam for an adventure and that is what we are getting. Compared to Thailand the food sucks, the people are often rude, the traffic is a nightmare, the cities are more polluted, and over all it makes Thailand feels like a first world country in comparison in many ways. Hate to be so negative. But it's just my honest opinion after traveling and living in about 50 countries. I hope you find a bubble of goodness in Danang, I think you probably will. We are in the Mekong Delta now and the population density is off the charts. The day after tomorrow we head to Phu Quoc Island.
A girl cut me off in traffic horribly and upon avoiding her we ended up going over the handle bars. Sucks. I'm banged up but nothing serious. My girl hurt her hand. We've been healing our wounds for five days in the city of Can Tho. I've got some pretty bad scrapes but I shouldn't have any scars, or at worst very minimal. Just total bummer, the traffic in this country makes Chiang Mai look like a dream, a gooddream! haha.
One thing that is amazing is like Thailand you'll be able to get your dogs hair cut for probably 5 bucks or less also. 60 bucks at pets mart! Yikes no wonder everyone I know in America is working until their 60s and living mostly pay check to paycheck and up to their eyeballs in debt. No thank you my friend.
So my girlfriend finally went to the hospital today to make sure her hand was not broke. X-rays, doctors consultation, AND 10 days of medication.....only 9 dollars! This is why I travel with no insurance.....as no mater what happens the insurance is almost guaranteed to cost more. Her hand is just badly bruised by the way. So no big deal. So how much do you think that visit would have cost in the US with no insurance? The X-rays along here cost just 3 dollars!
Anyway, I'm hoping that the part of the country your moving to is better than what I've seen so far..in fact I'm sure it is. We should be passing through there in about a month, that is as long as I don't get us killed on the way there. They cut you off and don't even look when pulling into traffic. I've never seen anything like it. So F-ing dangerous. Keep in mind Vietnam is now a country of about 100 million crammed into the size of California.
Anyway I like to write you, obviously. I hope you are doing well and your move is a good one! It will certainly be as, if not more affordable living. That is for sure.
And again....very cute dog indeed!
great response. I have heard that other parts of Vietnam are exactly like what you are describing. I specifically chose Da Nang because the people I know here with boots on the ground say that it is different than other places.
I felt the same as you do when i was in Hanoi, I have never been to a city that chaotic with the traffic, plus there was very little in the way of foot-paths anywhere. It was not my favorite place.
Good thing the hand isn't broken and yes, Thailand's medical care is really good. Of the places I have lived / visited it is the best in the world from a price / quality standpoint.
Absolutely. I agree. Thailand, best value medical care I've come across too. When they x-rayed my girl here in Vietnam, they didn't even cover her lap or chest with that lead blanket!
I really think Da Nang would be the place to be for quality of life while living in Vietnam. You know what you are doing. Frankly you have me a bit excited to come see it for myself after what you wrote.
Have you been to Ho Chi Minh? I heard Hanoi is nothing compared to Ho Chi Minh in regards to Traffic. But Hanoi is bad too...I just looked at a map of population density of Vietnam. Hanoi has a similar amount of people living there but Ho Chi Minh's people per square kilometer is double that of Hanoi!
Anyway, man, we came looking for an adventure. Got a bit more than we asked for. If I recall correctly you are leaving Thailand very soon. Best of luck with your move.
Thanks pal, the move has me nervous that's for sure. I've become so accustomed to TH that I don't know if I have it in me to fully integrate into another South East Asian society. I'll likely take the lazy route and mostly only hang out with other expats. I already learned one, one-country language and other than the country that is currently forcing me out, I have no use for it.
Plus Vietnamese sounds as though it is even harder than Thai.
I'll take it all in stride. I'm sure I'll miss a lot of things about LOS.
oh, by the way I have not been to HCMC but after just a short while in Hanoi I knew i didn't want to live there.
The Thai Immigration....just a damn shame, and many Thai family businesses rely us foreigners spending our money with them. Maybe you could go nomad and hop around like I do! Haha. I wouldn't bet on it ;) Especially with that adorable doggy you have.