Slum Dong Millionaires

Di's photog course paying off Mad dogs and Canadians go out in the noon day sun, Aussies stay cool by the pool, With next to nothing on, They laugh at the Northern fool And keep a Fosters to sip on, But mad dogs and Canadians go out in the noon day sun. Mad dogs and Canadians go out in the noon day sun, Whether in lovely Hoi An, Or visiting old Saigon, Those canny Germans are smart They won't leave their rooms And have the AC on. But mad dogs and Canadians go out in the noon day sun. Mad dogs and Canadians go out in the noon day sun, The Vietnamese don´t care to, The Chinese wouldn´t dare to, The Spanish and Mexicans sleep soundly, Usually from twelve to one But mad dogs and Canadians go out in the noon day sun. With apologies to Noel Coward We have developed a routine here in Hoi An where we stopped to sojourn for a month.  We discovered that in order to get a most productive and fulfilling day we needed to discipline ourselves with a t...

Went for an interesting excursion to MY SON today.  My Son "pronounced mee sone" is an ancient Hindu religious site from the late 4th century built by the Cham people to honour the well armed god Shiva.  It lasted close to a thousand years of continuous occupation the longest period of development of any city in the Mekong region. Only about twenty structures survive where 68 once stood due to indiscriminate carpet bombing by American B52's in 1969.  One of the interesting things to see were all the shell craters that still dot the landscape.  My Son is nestled in a lush valley surrounded by mountains and dotted with springs and small streams. Long forgotten art from a bygone era. Bomb craters are still everywhere Charming the Cham The trip out was by bus, it takes about an hour and half from Hoi An but the trip back was by riverboat.  It included lunch and a sto...