A few of us were having beers chatting about how excited we were to be turning 60 this year. We wanted to do something cool but sadly Smorgy’s went out of business a long time ago so decided on Hoi An, Vietnam 1st week of August 🙂

Just putting it out there if you happen to be in the area and would like to join us awesome !

When: 1st week of August 2024

Where: Hoi An, Vietnam

Why: why not!

Getting there: Hoi An is 30 mins away by taxi from Da Nang International Airport

Visa: https://vietnamvisa.govt.vn/

Accomodation: last time Sal and I were there we stayed at a couple of places both great. Walking distance to the Old Town but far enough away to be quiet and they were ~$50-$70 AUD a night.

Hoi An Odyssey Hotel fantastic cozy boutiquey and the Gem Riverside which was bigger newer both friendly and clean.

Probably going to stay at the Gem Riverside again just because the pool was bigger. They are like 2 mins walk from each other.

Communications: would recommend getting a sim card at the airport. Last time we got Viettel something like $20 for 2 weeks . The girls at the airport Viettel booth swapped out the old sim activated the new one in both our phones, quick and painless.

Transport: we booked through booking.com and chose the option to be picked up from airport. I think it was free pickup service from the airport. Also just as easy to grab a taxi from the airport.

GRAB App: an uber like app great for taxi’s and motorbikes. Set it up before hand and link to a card with low limit just in case. Grab was really handy could usually get a motorbike or a taxi within minutes good price and no haggling 🙂

Plans– fluid (lots of fluid) …stay tuned

Dinner: 1st or 2nd of August at the Secret Garden restaurant .

more to come….