{"id":1147,"date":"2024-01-13T08:48:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T08:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2024-06-23T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T08:37:10","slug":"sat-13th-jan-saigon-not-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/?p=1147","title":{"rendered":"Sat 13th Jan &#8211; Saigon -&gt; Not Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final day in Vietnam before flying out at 7.30pm Vietnam time. Whether you fly at 7am or 7pm, there&#8217;s always a bit of milling about on the last day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024_01_13_08_37_54.m4a\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Traditional Vietnamese music from outside the opera house in support of Volvo. The audience appeared to be entirely random people on scooters who just happened to be driving by. DW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0149168348928862161453401937-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0149168348928862161453401937-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0149168348928862161453401937-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0149168348928862161453401937-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0149168348928862161453401937.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">You wouldn&#8217;t know it but there is a bicycle in there somewhere. CR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0212545205843557835192708872-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0212545205843557835192708872-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0212545205843557835192708872-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0212545205843557835192708872-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0212545205843557835192708872-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0212545205843557835192708872.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Last breakfast in Vietnam. CR. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0241597645095126300663204864-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0241597645095126300663204864-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0241597645095126300663204864-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0241597645095126300663204864-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0241597645095126300663204864-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0241597645095126300663204864.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We have excess Vietnamese currency which means time to indulge. We did a coffee experience which is code for overpriced coffee. These exist in Australia for basically the same price, but that is not how holidays work. Hopefully this activity convinces Caitlin to support an upgrade to my machine. DW. Declan has my moral support to upgrade but I suspect he is referring to financial. The man in the photo is as serious about coffee as he appears. CR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024_01_13_09_37_44.m4a\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sounds of overpriced coffee being prepared. A sound Caitlin should expect to become very familiar with in the Mount soon. DW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0243486214881349179395908166-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0243486214881349179395908166-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0243486214881349179395908166-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0243486214881349179395908166-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0243486214881349179395908166.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The end result. Pretty good. Fun times. The waitress sheepishly acknowledged she still likes a traditional Vietnamese style coffee with condensed milk which is definitely blacklisted from this store. DW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0302337748908055288063418729-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0302337748908055288063418729-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0302337748908055288063418729-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0302337748908055288063418729-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0302337748908055288063418729.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Also, this is the entrance floor to the coffee shop, a visual signal that you are about to spend many multiples of what you usually would on coffee. CR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0355316933585323334571361776-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0355316933585323334571361776-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0355316933585323334571361776-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0355316933585323334571361776-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0355316933585323334571361776-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0355316933585323334571361776.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Typo&#8217;s continued international success and domination of the overpriced stationary market continues to defy Paul Reulein&#8217;s comprehension. DW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0326504822390660068528869984-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0326504822390660068528869984-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0326504822390660068528869984-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0326504822390660068528869984-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0326504822390660068528869984.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Footpath scam, one of the classics. CR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0220334786554210371241362326-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0220334786554210371241362326-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0220334786554210371241362326-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0220334786554210371241362326-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0220334786554210371241362326.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Most shops (from the height of luxury to pretty no frills massage shops) in Vietnam have a &#8216;security&#8217; guard. As far as we can work out they are in charge of giving some order to parked motorcycles. They are mainly older, frail men (the one in the photo is younger than most), a layer of employment we don&#8217;t have in Australia. CR.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerowalsh.com\/cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0328569108153346917087040508-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0328569108153346917087040508-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0328569108153346917087040508-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0328569108153346917087040508-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pxl_20240113_0328569108153346917087040508.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Often, after you&#8217;ve almost completed a passing of six lanes of traffic with no traffic lights or signage, and you&#8217;ve got goosebumps from motorcycles zooming the wrong way into lanes (is there a wrong way in Vietnam? A lane is a lane, who would decree a direction of travel on it right or wrong?) your attempt to walk is humiliated further by a barricade. CR. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vietnam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday","category-summer-2023"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1147"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1177,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147\/revisions\/1177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cr.aerowalsh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}