A collection of Travel & Gaming & “What’s On My Mind” posts
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Pickup from the hostel turned out to be a young suit-wearing woman on a scooter, so an only slightly terrifying ride to the tour office occurred. All but the last 100m was in Old Quarter alleyways, so after walking them…
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Last day in Hanoi
Today was mostly packing up & forward planning. I’m operating in the hope that the completely bonkers way that tour & travel booking seems to work here is actually going to happen as planned, and I’ve added some extra bits,…
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A better day
I’m recovering from the awful day yesterday. Kinda tired & twitching, but better than yesterday. Also, I got a better shot of my Keep The Light Out system for the bunk bed. A nice thing happened in the late hours…
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I’m not sure how to feel about today
Got a breakfast Banh Mi, or what I’m calling a breakfast one since it had eggs & what I’m pretty sure is a hotdog in there. Also a cup of villanously strong coffee with condensed milk in it. Yes, it’s…
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A Lap Of The Lake, Lunch From On High, And Getting A Bit Lost
Woke up in time for hostel breakfast today, and saw the walking tour group for the day heading off; They made them do the Macarena as a warmup. That didn’t happen yesterday, and I’m not sure whether I feel that…
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Early Start & Walking Tour
At 1am local time, hotel reservations for the Origins Game Fair opened. I set an alarm, but I think I messed it up by trying to set one that was just the vibrate function on my phone with no noise,…
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A Recovery Day in Hanoi
Didn’t really get to sleep until after midnight. Being able to sprawl out was great, and having air-conditioning & a fan running made for a comfortable night. That said, it had been a stressful day, and I’d not slept well…
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Singapore – Bangkok – Hanoi
I could have slept better. There’s some nerves from the upcoming flights, & Vietnam in general, plus the headache of the last few days kept coming back. I’d done most of the packing last night, leaving myself without much to…
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On That Last Day
Yesterday took a fair bit out of me, so today was more of a quiet one. Went outside of Chinatown for breakfast, primarily because the place I’d planned to go to wasn’t open, and I only remembered the places on…
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Runny Eggs & the Night Zoo (ok, Night Safari, but I wanted to make a Night Court reference)
As a very cautious dip of a toe into Singaporean cuisine, I tried the traditional breakfast – Toast with coconut jam, very runny eggs with white pepper & soy sauce, and coffee with condensed milk.Did this at a food court…
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