Go with Brian

Category: Beach

  • Swimming and eating

    Haven’t done much last couple of days except eat and swim. The pool has been very quiet and apart from a few kids using the paddle pool area I have been pretty much alone there. Most of the guests in the hotel are Asian so not sure if it is just a cultural thing about the pool.

    Keep coming across different weird models in the hotel, also stumbled across a small pool with 5 or 6 terrapin/turtle things in it. Thought it was just a model until they started moving. Not very big pool and the poor things were trying to get out so cannot be too happy there….. do not like to see this kind of thing in a hotel.

    The Bluport mall has a good selection of restaurants, Thai, Japanese, Korean, Laos, Pizza. etc some quite cheap and some expensive. The usual suspects are also here, KFC , Burger King, Starbucks etc.

    There is a small food court area serving street food type dishes, this is usual for Thailand shopping centres. These are cheap. Had a quick walk through with my phone but will try and get a better video with my camera later in the week.

    Had roast duck, roast pork and crispy pork belly with rice in some kind of gravy for £1.56, also came with a small bowl of broth which was tasty. I think the dark sauce was Hoi Sin with green chilli. Was sweet but not very spicy. Mango and sticky rice with coconut cream sauce for afters, my favourite (one of many) £1.20 for the dessert.

    The card on the tray is the payment card, you load the card with cash at a kiosk and then use the card at the different stalls. You can keep using the card until it expires (not sure how long they last), anything left on the card you just cash in when ready.

    Kit Kat in a bun, who would have thought.

    The take away salad bar puts Morrisons to shame.

    There is a 6 screen cinema in the mall, all the screens are showing the new Avengers movie. It is forecast rain in the afternoons for next few days so may give it a go.

    Hotel restaurant was quite lively yesterday so had tea/dinner there. Spicy seafood fried rice (prawn, squid, mussels, clams) and some Thai fishcakes.

  • How is the heat wave in the uk ?

    Had chicken with chilli and lemongrass for breakfast from the buffet, really good. The chilli wakes up the tastebuds quickly.

    Forecast for 35 degrees, only one answer to that – beach day.

    Nearest beach is about 2 miles from the hotel, so borrowed one of their bikes and off we go to An Bang beach. The beach is actually 30 km long but is known by different names at different areas. As you approach the beach on a bike or motorbike people jump out in front to try and get you to park with them, they all charge 10000 dong just under 30p.

    About another 10km of beach that way.

    The tall buildings in the background is where Danang city is. Between here and there are a lot of genuine 4 and 5 star resort hotels. All the big names, many claiming private beaches but it is all one beach. They are pricey but probably good value compared to other countries.

    The beachside restaurants let you use the beds for free if you buy food, as I am always buying food it is not a great hardship. Plonked myself down at La Plage restaurant.

    Had a Pappaya salad and scallops in butter for lunch. The scallops were tiny and overpowered by the peanuts, spring onions and herbs, but they were ok. Thailand has a famous pappaya salad called Som Tam, which is like fast food there as you can get it from a stall on virtually every street. They usually have it very fiery with lots of chilli. It’s very refreshing dish even loaded with chilli. This one was only a little bit spicy but was good.

    All in with a couple of beers, water and a couple of soft drinks when I was on the lounger about £7.

    Tonights dinner walking by…… joking.