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Ok. When I stay in Danang I stay by the beach. It is a long beach but as a tourist there is a 2km stretch which is where most people stay. The northern end is centered around Ha Bong street. 

6 hours ago, lazarus said:

There's a good local bus system in Da Nang that I used to sight see around the city. Cheap fares and interesting routes. Saves the feet a bit and if I remember right...air conditioned.

Yes there was. Unfortunately post Covid it has changed. The 2 main routes from the beach area don't run anymore. 

I will give a better update tomorrow. 

6 hours ago, fforest said:

Is this just a Wednesday special. 

5 minutes ago, tko said:

The Buddhist holidays are always bar closure days.

Edit: Or more accurately - no alcohol sales days.

Yes, that is my thought to.

I will be returning to Pattaya from Vietnam on the 2nd of June. And am wondering if the 3rd will be a bar closure day for Visakha Bucha day. Any thoughts or is it to early to speculate. 

The latest by the Don.

Try again. Tim Bachman. Founding member of Canadian band Bachman Turner Overdrive. Died age 71 of cancer.

Tim Bachman.

Legendary rock guitarist Tim Bachman dead at 71: Cause of death | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

Finally managed to get this book after Galenkia mentioned it. After the first few pages I didn't think I would like it but then I got in to it and finished it over two days. 

This. Interesting without getting bogged down with to much detail. 

Raining here in Soi 14 Walking St area. However I doubt it will lower the temperature. 

Just a  word of advice for those thinking of going to Danang. Whilst l likeit and go there regularly, just got back from a week there last Tuesday, it does not have a great night life. Great beach, yes, very cheap, yes, great night life, no. If you do go stay in the An Thoung tourist precint. 

Reading this. A before and after of the movie.

Decided I wanted a good laugh so I turned to the classics. Can't go wrong a Pratchett. 

This.

This.

This latest one about every bodies favourite cannibal, Timothy "The Hangman" Blake.

Reading the fourth book by this Australian author.

8 hours ago, lazarus said:

The Angel's Game (El juego del ángel, 2008) is a prequel to 2001's The Shadow of the Wind, by Spanish author Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The Angel's Game is set in Barcelona in the 1920s and 1930s and follows a young writer, David Martin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angel's_Game

I liked that book back when I read it. 

On 10/27/2022 at 10:55 PM, Lemondropkid said:

Loving this.

The author's first novel have read his other 2, and thought A Gentleman in Moscow, a classic. Approached it with a little trepidation, as male author casting a female character as the lead, and narrating the novel through her.

To my surprised it works!

Just finished this. And yes, another very good read by a very good author. 

Just finishing this one. Although 007 gets plenty of mentions he is not actually in the book. Just the new generation of 00's, and a motley bunch they are too. Feel free to give this one a miss..

15 hours ago, galenkia said:

Brand new biography of Charlie Watt's.

Only £6.99 for the hardback when I bought it from Amazon.

Picked that one up from the library on Wednesday. Added to the book pile.

I've eaten what I know was crocodile in Australia where it tasted a bit like chicken. Just recently I had some crocodile in Vietnam where it tasted exactly like pork. I think they were taking advantage of the foreigner.