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Mystery unraveled

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We’ve spent the last couple of days in our mystery location and that is…. Hong Kong. As you can see, it is a unique and complex city, just from the pics I’ve gotten walking around our little corner of it.   It is, however, a love/hate relationship with the city. The food has been outstanding.   Some of the best food we’ve eaten; in terms of variety, complexity, flavor, uniqueness, and just the blending of cultures, flavors, and history.   We had dumplings and wontons for our first meal and they were (in my opinion) the best we’ve had so far in Asia.   The flavors were just beyond.   The textures were on point.   The fillings were a combo of Chinese, Taiwanese, with a strong mix of SEA and India as well, but when you stop and think that HK was a British colony for hundred of years, it makes sense that India and SEA would have some influence in spice and flavor.   We landed at 2pm, local time, so we flew and missed our normal lunch period.   That me...
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A break in the adventure

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After almost a week in Saigon, we made our way to Da Nang and that’s been mostly great so far.   The one bad part is, on our last day in Saigon, I slipped and my toe twisted under me and I (think) I broke the toe.   It’s getting better, but I would bet that there’s a hairline fracture in the toe.   So, I’ve been icing and taping it, as there’s not much more that can be done for it, but it’s been a pain…. HAHAHA That aside, we’ve been having a great time.   The food has been great, although a bit more western than in Saigon.   Da Nang certainly has a bit more of a Euro feel to it.   Day one and that was mostly a day of flying and airports.   The airport is, for the most part, just fine, but it’s the airline that holds our distain.   VietJet has a special place in hell for those that offer atrocious service for inflated prices and nothing runs on time.   An hour late is an hour early in VietJet time. Once we made it, the order of the dat was fi...
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