Vietnam: An Bang Beach (Hoi An) days 5-7

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Mel

Day 5

Today I did laundry. Exciting! The humidity means my sink washing hasn’t been going well so I’ve given in and all my cotton stuff has gone to a local today. I paid 35k VND which is about $2.50 and it’s all washed, dried and folded for me. We went to Ms Oi’s in south An Bang as it was opposite the accommodation.

We have been walking up to Thoms Bakery (about 150m from our hotel) and buying breakfast instead of eating the provided buffet one. The pastries and fresh juice are delicious although obviously tourist pricing.

We had a pretty lazy day today then walked up to the main beach. On the way I saw the puppies again and got to cuddle one! As you can tell, it made my day.

We walked about 600m down the beach towards the main beach area which was busy today…likely because the sun is out. In the main area of An Bang Beach we went to our favourite place from last time – Lucky’s Restaurant. As always the food and drinks was delicious and pricing was 175k VND….so about $13 AUD.

Day 6

Today is Bs birthday! Yay! As we one bagged this trip with under 7kgs each, I gave him his present before we left….i did manage to smuggle a little card and gift into my bag though. The card is Vietnam themed and the little present is a coin with “one more game” and “time for bed” on each side.

We spent most of the day by the beach and swimming in the ocean with a brief visit to the puppies again.

B got to choose dinner since it was his birthday and he chose Bahn Mi from our old favourite Luckys. We also got to walk down the beach and watch the colours change as twilight snuck up.

Day 7

Last full day today, we are off to HCMC to meet up with friends for a few days tomorrow. I’ve really enjoyed being back in An Bang Beach and how quiet it is here…and I love the food! If only they could embrace individual villas for couples so I didn’t have to share a pool with screaming children. We have been discussing if we would return here and we are just…unsure. Love the food and the relaxing vibe in the area but 2 flights (and they aren’t cheap to get here) as well as no private villa option means it ends up at a similar price point to a private villa in Bali….for a lot less travel. So in terms of relaxation it’s a tricky call to make.

Today was just about relaxing by the beach and thankfully there were very few children there.

After beach time we had some snacks at Summer Beach Restaurant next to the accomodation which had a really tasty lemon Soda and bendy straws….gotta love bendy straws. We also visited my little puppy friends for one last cuddle but sadly they were having naps.

Dinner was at Xin Chao at the South end of An Bang Beach again. The curry was absolutely delicious and we enjoyed a last walk on the beach too.

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Vietnam Days 3-4: Tra Que Vegetable Village and Hoi An Old Town (Hoi An region)

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Mel

Day 3

We went for a bike ride out to Tra Que Vegetable Village today and came back through some rice fields. Highlights included: 

– first time in years I’ve ridden a normal bike. Last time I threw up. This time I narrowly avoided that but did have to walk a few sections when my heart rate hit 200 bpm 

– I rode on the highway! Scary, but traffic was obviously used to crazy tourists 

– The vegetable village was beautiful and I was very happy to avoid the touristy gimmicky stuff while still contributing to their tourism fund. Brad says when we buy our Labrador farm I should grow veg like this, I said sure if he also buys me a farmer 😂

– I saw buffalo! And one was a baby now named “bubbalo”

Dinner was at Xin Chao also on the south side of An Bang. It was closer to the backpacker area so prices were cheaper and the curry was really REALLY yummy. Curry with rice, Cao Lau and two fruit drinks was 220k VND so around $14 AUD.

Day 4

Today started with a PhD commitment for me so I joined the discussion from our balcony.

We then spent the day relaxing at An Bang beach. The breeze means it was a bit cool for us to swim (did not stop the Brit’s and Russians at all!) so we laid in the shade with books and listened to the waves. I also found a swing!

Dinner tonight was at another south end restaurant – this one called Serena Restaurant. This one was very locally owned and run and the food was tasty and well priced. I got to eat another regional Hoi An dish called Com Ga also known as chicken rice. They had a cute and friendly doggo as well.

Day 4

Another day spent relaxing at the beach and listening to the waves. Around 3pm we used Grab to head to Hoi An Old Town (about 5kms away). We started out visiting White Rose Restaurant to try the famous white rose dumplings. White rose dumplings which are only found in Hoi An might look fancy, but they’re just beautifully folded rice flour pockets filled with shrimp or pork and steamed. Despite the name, there are no roses involved – just the delicate wrappers shaped by hand and a punchy sweet / spicy dipping sauce.

The recipe for these dumplings is secret, held by one family in Hoi A who supplies all the restaurants. White Rose Restaurant’s (533 Hai Ba Trung Street) staff member Tran Tuan Ngai is a third generation secret keeper of the traditional white rose recipe.

We then walked down to the Japanese covered bridge “Chua Cau” which was under renovation the last time we were here. This time I got to see it and walk over it!

We had a drink and hung around for awhile waiting for sunset so I could watch all the pretty lanterns on the river. Pro tip – cross to the other side (the fake old town) so you can take photos with old town in the background.

Dinner was a delicious banana and Nutella pancake from a street vendor and I was verrrrry pleased with it.

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Vietnam: An Bang Beach (Hoi An) Days 1 – 2

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Mel

Day 1

Woohoo back to Vietnam for a couple of weeks! We flew Singapore air coming over and did Perth – Changi Airport – Da Nang. I paid for priority processing in Da Nang as it’s apparently the second busiest airport in Vietnam and lining up for hours isn’t my favourite thing to do. When we arrived there were 5 people in the line haha 😛 so that was not my best investment.

Our accommodation in An Bang (a regional area near Hoi An) has been quite a challenge this time unfortunately.

  • I booked my preferred place (Shoreline Stays Aparthotel) 6 months ahead. 4 days before we were due to fly in they cancelled! Do not recommend. I was very grumpy.
  • I then found an equivalent place nearby and booked that last minute (at a higher cost). After 24 hours of no contact I started to get a bit suss so did a deep dive and discovered it was a fake address and another venues photos. In Vietnam you pretty much have to use websites like booking . com as few places have their own sites. It’s a known scam to claim “renovations” and rename an old listing. When I finally got the villa to reply they tried to tell me the accomodation I booked was closed but they offered me a much nastier one for the same price….which is a fairly well know scam often seen in places like Bali. Then they refused to refund me when I declined. Luckily I did get refunded after threatening to report them to booking . Com….at which point I promptly reported them anyway.
  • At this stage with 3 days until we were due to arrive, I had to widen my search. So, now we are staying at a place on the other side of An Bang called Sol An Bang Beach Resort and Spa. It is a little bigger than I had hoped for but it doesn’t feel big as we are split into small groups of rooms and each group has access to all three pools so we can spread out. Bonus – I can hear and see the ocean! Not so good – noise insulation sucks and we can hear all the people around us, doors closing etc. That’s not exactly uncommon here though, even in very fancy hotels.

We got in around 5:30pm so went for a brief walk to collect mini mart snacks and see what restaurants we might want to explore tomorrow. That’s how we found out as well as having a sea view from our room, there’s actually a cute little beach bar too!

View from the balcony of the room
Three pools are available to all guests
Cute little beach bar at our accomodation

Day 2

Today we had a little sleep in (noise insulation is really not Vietnam’s high point haha) but had caught up on 12hrs of sleep debt so we’re feeling much better. We tried out the free hotel breakfast. About what you would expect – edible but average.

After brekkie, I wanted to walk back over to where we stayed last time so we could see how far it is, check out the new construction and try and find this mystery noodle place that gets raved about online

“Mi Quang Di Suong Address:  Alley of Nguyen Phan Vinh (near Bungalow Beach Bar) Opening Hours: 7 a.m until sold out. Monday – Sunday. Tucked away in a quaint alley within A Bang village, just a stone’s throw from Nguyen Phan Vinh main road, lies this hidden culinary gem. Here, the delectable noodles are meticulously crafted by the skilled hands of Ms. Nghi.  During the initial and middle days of every lunar month, she opts to shutter the restaurant, allowing her time to recharge and fully embrace her personal journey of vegetarianism.”

How could I not visit with a write up like that!? She had sold out by the time we got there at 10:30am though so will have to try another day.

After a good wander around An Bangs main beach area we walked back to our side (about 600m along the beach) and spent the afternoon swimming and reading by the pool.

Dinner was at Blue Sea Hoi An which has one of the highest Google ratings in the area. We both have had to get used to using Google maps and Google reviews again as Vietnam is definitely not “Apple friendly”. I had Cao Lau which is a regional dish for the Hoi An area. It typically consists of char siu style pork and salad (greens) on a bed of rice noodles which have been soaked in lye water. Mine were also garnished with peanuts and chillies. Two mains and two juices was 255000 VND so approximately $15 AUD.

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Vietnam / Singapore 2 week packing list (one carry on bag only – under 7kgs!)

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Mel

My total bag ended up at 8kgs because my laptop is 1.3kgs and my roller bag is 1.8kgs on its own. We only have one flight this time that have a 7kg limit so we just move the laptop to Bs bag for that check in then moved it back.

It’s taken a bit of investment and time to work out this collection of clothing (and specific fabrics) for travel to hot and humid places.

PURCHASE IN COUNTRY 

  • sunscreen (cancer council) 

B TO TAKE 

  • Plug cover + laundry sheets 
  • colostrum + probiotics 
  • deodorant, toothpaste, 100ml face sunscreen, bug wipes 
  • paperwork 

SAMSONITE ROLLER BACKPACK

  • 2 x cotton tops (pink, choc) 
  • 1 x linen cropped top loose (purple) 
  • 1 x cotton cropped tshirt (white) 
  • 1 x merino camel coloured singlet

  • Linen camixa long sleeved shirt / swim cover up

  • 1 x denim shorts (blue bungalow) 
  • 1 x cotton/viscose capri pants 
  • 1 x viscose/cotton crinkle dinner dress

  • 1 x black bather top  
  • 1 x monte Lou garden bikini set 
  • 1 x brown swim sarong
  • 5 x modal undies
  • 1 x Chub rub undershorts 
  • 1 x merino paire sleep singlet 
  • 1 x croc thongs 

OTHER STUFF

  • Laptop
  • 5L dry bag 
  • Sunglasses 
  • Crushable travel hat 
  • Toiletries (non liquid) bag: hairbrush, hair ties/scrunchies, toothbrush, gel ear plugs for snoring, Pimple patches, tweezers, A few cute earrings 
  • Toiletries (liquid) bag: HW shampoo 100ml, HW conditioner 100ml tub, body wash 100ml, TOTD cleanser, 1x med cream, clothing spray, niacide cream 20ml 
  • Medications travel container: Panadol, nurofen, coloxyl, no-doz, travel sickness, buscopan, nausea wafers, multiV, b12, something for itch/bites, telfast 180
  • Painkillers + dr letter
  • Small foldable tote bag – peak

Personal bag not included in weight (bellroy crossbody bag) 

  • Passport
  • AIRPODS 
  • Ear plugs (loop for plane)
  • Ereader
  • Money/travel wallet + wise card + visa 
  • Pen
  • Sunflower lanyard 
  • charger pack including cable, int adaptors and base, Apple Watch charger and air fly kit. USB c adaptor for usb a on plane 

Wearing on the plane: 

  • Tencil blue shirt 
  • 1 x black merino 3/4 travel pants 
  • Merino teal lightweight cover all 
  • Travel bra – beige 
  • 1 x Paire travel undies black  
  • keen rose Travel sandals
  • Plane compression socks 
  • Apple Watch 
  • Swap out rings for cheap ones
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Rottnest Island!

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Mel

Peak period on Wadjemup (Rottnest island) is Dec – Feb so we initially had no chance at accomodation…but by going on a Thursday night, the day after school started I snagged a unit for 1 night at Geordie Bay.

We caught the 8am Rottnest express ferry from Northport (the best departure point if you have a car) and also added our own bikes on for $20 each. I wore a scopolamine patch and had no nausea at all

The trip is 30 mins direct but took a bit longer for us as we went via the B sheds for another pick up. It all works very smoothly with BYO bike and they load/unload it for you. As my bike is an ebike the battery mist be removable and carried as hand luggage…and the bike mist weigh under 22kgs.

When we arrived we started off on our 26km ride around the entire island. We saw some beautiful beaches.

We also saw one of the NZ fur seals waving at everyone in the water! After a brief lunch break we rode back to the settlement and collected our unit keys. We stayed at Geordie Bay with a beautiful ocean view.

For dinner we walked 1.5kms from Geordie Bay to Pinky’s. The food was very underwhelming (especially for the bonkers pricing) but there were lots of quokkas around…even baby ones.

We walked back and watched the sunset from our balcony with some cheese and snacks from the IGA near our unit.

Checkout is 9am on the island so we were up fairly early. We returned the keys then rode up to the Oliver Hill Gunnery.

We declined the paid tour and instead decided to go back down the hill for a swim at The Basin. Just as we were about to get in the chopper started hovering over and the shark siren went off…apparently there was a 3.5m Tiger shark just offshore. After awhile we were allowed in again. I stayed close to sure because it got very deep, very fast. It was quite rough in the water…I do miss the calm ocean bays in Thailand.

We saw soooo many cute quokkas! It was Joey season as well…babies!

Having not been to Rottnest for a long time (25+ years) I think staying overnight was worth it. No rush back to the ferry and it meant we were there for dusk when lots of quokkas come out to play. One night would definitely be sufficient if you make sure your days are longer on either side.

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Annual Hamelin Bay Trip day 4-7! 2024/25 Xmas visit

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Mel

Day 4-7 saw Jess and the kiddos arrive on a TransWA bus at the Karridale Bus Stop. We had some beach time (pretty) and then a BBQ for dinner with a game of cards against humanity – family edition.

For Day 5 we had booked and planned an adventure day with Mr Pick Me Up and they collected us from Hamelin Bay – something a lot of the bus and tour companies won’t do as it is too far down from the winery region. They also worked with us to tailor a teen/kid friendly itinerary which included:

– 10.30am – Pick Up (driver – Sam)

– 11am – Walsh & sons winery + Lenton Brae winery

– 1pm – Cheeky Monkey (lunch) kids can play in the huge playground / outdoor games and they have good wifi….lol

-1:45 – gracetown viewpoint

– 2.15 to 3pm – Passell Estate (winery but also a possum sanctuary! POSSUMS!)

– 3.15pm -Scoops Farm (icecream + farm animals)

– 4.30pm – drop off back at Hamelin bay

Day 6 was surprise Early Christmas! The elves – who obviously followed us down south for the trip – were sneaky and set it all up the night before as a surprise for both kids. We spent the day at the cabin and beach visiting with our stingray friends, reading (me) and eating snacks. Christmas dinner was tacos and we invited friends staying in the cabin next door so it was a dinner for 9…with enough Christmas crackers for all!

Day 7 saw Jess and the kids heading off for a night in Augusta with family. Gotta admit that naps were had as we celebrated a return to kid free life haha. We enjoyed some beach time under our excellent cool cabana.

We had dinner with our cabin neighbour friends and watched our last lovely Hamelin Bay sunset. This was our third year and while we have held over our dates again we aren’t sure if we can return as school finishes much later in the year for the next few years….we will see what happens when the date change fight opens up in April!

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Annual Hamelin Bay trip Days 1-3! Xmas 2024/25

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Mel

Day 1-3 was the no kids part of our third annual trip! Stingrays, beach, books, movies, sunsets and relaxation. We are staying in Ocean Cabin 2 (Lov Spring) this time.

We visited Glenarty Wines on Day 2 which is about 13kms from Hamelin Bay Holiday Park. They follow a farm to table approach with 80% of what they serve coming from their own property. We were lucky enough to come on a quiet day which meant even without a booking we were able to choose the five course set menu with wine pairings. It was all good but the highlights were definitely the lamb and the frozen meringue dessert. We also bought a bottle of Fume Blanc as it was delicious!

I also read real books (versus ebooks) for the first time in years….mostly because these are only published in Canada so the only way to get the series was physical copies from Canadian Amazon.

On day 3 we drove up to Gnarabup Beach and had breakfast at the White Elephant Cafe. Last time we tried this was peak holiday season and cars were parked for kilometres up the road…this time was less busy. The cafe was very average and unable to cope with the number of people so prepare for slow service. From there we headed to Ellens Brook Homestead and the alleged Meekadarribee Falls waterfall at the end of a 1.3km return walk. The walk was lovely but the waterfall doesn’t exist in summer.

We had much better luck with the unofficial Kevill Road Waterfall. We followed Google maps roadside pin for this one and they have put in some gravel roadside car parking so people can safely pull over.

We then dropped into Gabriel’s Chocolates at their new location which is much closer to Margaret River town (yay) and included an adorable kelpie puppy who needed all the pats.

Another lovely Hamelin Bay sunset (in the biting cold wind!).

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Bali Day 8 and 9: home time and reflections on Sanur 

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Mel

Day 8 was our final full day. We pretty much followed our routine of get up late, have brakfast/lunch nearby, drink alcohol in the pool and read books.

Then dinner at a local warung! This time we tried Gazebo Warung – good food and good prices but stay away from the vegetation to the left of the beach dining area unless you want to be besties with some wild rats. Some very ballsy wild rats that will attempt to steal your food.

I booked our transfer to get us to the airport 3.5hrs before scheduled departure as I have read many recent horror stories about traffic around Kuta and on the road to the airport. It wasn’t necessary as we were very early (travelling on a Sunday helped) but made me less stressed. We used booking . Com for our airport transfers and it was $15 AUD each way. It was easy to book online and each time they contacted us via WhatsApp to confirm 24hrs before.

At the airport we accessed a pay per use lounge which is just a little bit more comfortable to wait in. It also meant someone came and met us on arrival which was an unexpected bonus of booking online through TonDesk. We arrived before our flight opened so they got us checked in via the service desk with priority boarding as well. The lounge we we booked into used to be called Premier Lounge (seems to be no name now) and is very basic…but at least you can easily find a power point and stretch out a bit. There are snacks and drinks too.

Packing list review:  

Samsonite tiny bag did good! No room at all to spare though. For a longer trip or a touristy one I can see that might be an issue. The weight was also smack bang on 7kg (6.8 going over, 6.5 coming back) which would be a problem if I had to bring my laptop. Hmmm I do not like this 7kg including personal item nonsense. I still love travelling carry on only and not having to deal with luggage at either end though – and the sink washing is manageable now that we have mastered things like laundry sheets and the towel burrito to dry stuff quickly. 

  • MVP items this time around: My linen/viscose loose tanks from sportsgirl were fantastic. Very pleased with those. Same with my denim shorts that I basically lived in! Perhaps next time I need 2 pairs? The weight is…a lot…for those though. I also really liked my black crz swim top which doubled as a tank top…a bit sweaty but also meant I could just pull shorts on and wander about near the beach without feeling too exposed. The other new item I had was a camixa lightweight crinkle linen shirt. It was cool, kept the sun off and dried fast. It also doubled as an extra layer when I got a bit cold sitting under aircon at the airport 
  • Anything missing? Maybe need some more of the lightweight polyester crop tops as they dry super fast and are excellent in warmer places which have less modesty issues (eg Vietnam cities wouldn’t work, beach areas would).
  • Anything to leave behind? I could have left my Capri quick dry pants – I wore them once. I wore my linen pants on the plane and at dinner so they got a bit more use….I think both would have had more use if we had gone on day trips though so it depends on the type of holiday it is. And if it is raining I guess? I also had 6 pairs of undies (3 pyjama ones, 3 day ones) and as I spent so much time in bathers this was definitely overkill 

Accomodation review: 

We stayed at Ajanta Villas for around $200 AUD a night and while that seems cheap for a private villa, it’s reflective of the older accomodation style and some of the crappy fittings eg the shower is terrible. The staff were generally good (lower level English than the resorts but that’s fine for us) and we loved the private pool. It was also really close to restaurants, the beach and shops. I think we would come back here! 

You do have to walk through the Sindhu Market to get to the beach and back which means ignoring people trying to get you into their shop and it feeling a bit dark/sketchy at night. If we had come back late at night I think we would have come in via the front rather than the market.

Sanur as a location for us

Mel thinks: I find Indonesian food a bit of a struggle as it seems to be very rice oriented and very heavy/greasy which really doesn’t sit well for me. I was able to find lots of alternatives as well as a few local dishes I could eat though. Soto Ayam for the win! The location, the quiet, the weather, the beach, the cost and the private pool all worked for me and I’m ready to just live here now 😂

B thinks: this was definitely a change of mind trip. Happy to come to Bali (Sanur in particular) again, especially for a 3.5hr flight time and with the changes in the visa entry process meaning you just walk right on through. Sanur is definitely what B was hoping Bali would be like the other times he has come. While we did get a bit of the street hassling “you see my shop” and “you need taxi” it was really minimal and they (mostly) respected a no thanks.

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Our next few trips aren’t too far away! Hamelin Bay in southwest WA again in December and then hopefully Vietnam/Singapore in April. Then maybe Bali for my “milestone” birthday and another big achievement at the end of next year 

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Bali: Places we ate in Sanur

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Mel
  • Little bird warung: tasty local food, cold beer, cocktails average. Live music most nights and across the road from Ajanta Villas
  • Glasshouse: western breakfasts, good aircon indoors, quiet
  • Soul on the beach: little bit more expensive but amazing beach views, nice fusion breakfast food / fancy presentation. Lots of juice options  
  • Fisherman’s club: expensive but tasty drinks, lovely beach views, food very over rated from what we saw but this is attached to Hyatt so maybe a bad day?
  • The owl: yummy smoothie bowls and pancakes, good prices. Indoor seating with good aircon
  • Lilla Warung: the sister restaurant of Lilla Pantai. I had a chicken soup with rice that was delicious. Don’t order ridiculous fish things like B, even if it is a Chef’s recommendation. He was so disappointed
  • Lilla Pantai: B had nasi campur which was better, I enjoyed the beef rendang. The view was stunning at sunset although we were lucky to get the last free table without a booking and they were turning people away
  • Tree bar at Maya Sanur: happy hour drinks were delicious! The cocktails aren’t cheap but happy hour brings it down to comparable pricing for warungs. Food isn’t cheap but a few people said it was amazing
  • Memories on the beach: a great relaxing place for day drinking and ocean swims. We used the beach lounges and the cabanas and had food and drinks that were well priced with table service. The sate was particularly good
  • Warung happy monkey: great pricing, really good indo food. Will adjust the spice!
  • Taqisa: quesadilla good, average otherwise. Cocktails strong. More of a “quick eats” place than a restaurant but aircon was good
  • Massimos gelato: it’s gelato? Not sure about the hype here!  They have bollards and security to control the lines that form apparently
  • Gazebo Warung: good food and good prices but stay away from the vegetation to the left of the beach dining area unless you want to be besties with some wild rats

We also went to Koral in Nusa Dua which was a degustation resistant. It was very pricey (our foodie experience for this trip) but really tasty. We had a table inside the aquarium tunnel which i highly recommend.

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Bali day 7: a day trip to Nusa Dua (my birthday) 

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Mel

Today we were up relatively early (for a holiday) and caught a grab to Nusa Dua. It took about 45mins in the morning as traffic wasn’t too bad. I’ve been learning about Grab here (like uber) and it’s allowed in some places but in others the taxi mafia rule and they threaten the grab drivers…. Everything I’ve read here indicates grab drivers are pretty heavily exploited (a 45 min fare was $14) so we usually tip well and in cash. They also often don’t speak English well which is fine for me as I hate small talk lol.

The restaurant we had booked for my birthday lunch was Koral which is part of an absolutely, gigantic (ridiculous) resort. Seriously. Koral has a Michelin starred chef and you need to book a fair way ahead if you want an aquarium tunnel table! It’s a degustation with wines.

The food was very good and the wine pairings were delicious. Not a cheap experience but we do try to eat at one “amazing” foodie place on each trip. This one was very impressive in terms of presentation and we both liked watching the fish. And the really dumb stingray.!

We also got to see two super awkward marriage proposals which was a highlight, B kept hoping the diver would hold the sign up to the wrong couple. I liked it when the stingray took advantage of him holding the sign and tried to steal the divers snack bag.

After lunch we hung out at Reef Beach club. We swam in their infinity pool, lounged in a cabana, watched the ocean and enjoyed more drinks before heading home around 5:30pm.

Our trip back was also via Grab but traffic was much worse this time and it was 1hr 15 mins. We tipped really well for that one as the driver did a great job in the rain and with crazy cars all over the place. About an hour after we got back the villa staff called and asked me to come to the villa door….and they sang me happy birthday and gave me a cake! So for someone who usually has no birthday cake I got two this year 💜

Also…I finally got around to asking the hotel about a mattress topper the other day and omg it’s amazing. I can sleep!!!

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