The currency situation declines as I progress thru SE Asia with $1 USD equaling-
Hong Kong $$- 7.8
Thai Baht- 30
Cambodia Rial- 4000
Vietnam Dong- 26,000
I have employed a Cray supercomputer service to assist with the conversions.
I took my 2,day/night cruise of Halong Bay off the coast of north Vietnam. Halong Bay is Vietnam’s premier tourist attraction and a cruise through the almost 2000, frequently sheer, karst islands is its most expensive tourist activity. Tho similar to Ninh Binh, Halong Bay feels different and is I think more stunning-
One of the best parts of my cruise were 2 Aussie couples I met up and spent much time with (one from Sydney area and one from Melbourne). They were considerate, fun and had great senses of humor-
One of them appeared to shop at a store with which I am vaguely familiar-
The cruise offered a variety of activities, including kayaking, squid fishing and a class on how to make the dreaded Vietnamese spring rolls (pro made this debacle waiting to happen look easy)-
Given my history with fishing (where I have pretty much never caught anything), it was no surprise that neither I nor anyone else caught any squid that night (I hexing everyone else’s chances)
Everywhere I have been in Vietnam Vietnamese/communist flags have been ubiquitous and yet I doubt I have ever been in a more market/capitalist place (sometimes it seems like everyone is trying to sell you something) Asked something about this, one of our guides said there is a famous saying in Vietnam-
“Money can’t buy you everything in Vietnam. But a LOT of money can buy you anything “
Well, I do have a weakness for trinkets and baubles and such and this one attracted my eye-
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