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Published On: Oct 30, 2006 02:28 PM
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Published On: Oct 30, 2006 02:28 PM
Company Holiday Time Again
The company Russell works for sends all of
its employees (and family) on vacation once a year. It's fantastic! It's an
all-expenses-paid holiday and staff are even given spending money as well. Can't
complain about that!
Last year we went to Hoi An in central Vietnam, and stayed at the most amazing place, the Golden Sands Resort at Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An. It had the biggest swimming pool I've ever seen and we totally spent the holiday cruising into Hoi An, ordering clothes and shoes to be made, then eating and drinking, soaking in the quiet Hoi An atmosphere and walking the streets, collecting our clothes orders and returning to the resort to swim and relax and eat and drink some more. Occasionally we made time to hire a motorbike and ride out of town and into the countryside, but mostly we just totally relaxed.
This year the plan was for everyone to go to the beach town of Nha Trang. But plans have apparently been changed (owing to the large size of our contingent and not having a hotel big enough to house us all in Nha Trang!) and we're heading back to Hoi An again. Yay!
Russell's already planning on what he wants to order for his new "Summer 2006" wardrobe. The clothes he had made last year were excellent, fit absolutely perfectly, and have worn really well over the past year. So I guess we'll be heading back to VN Colour.
Our only disappointment last year was that I'd heard rave reviews about this restaurant called Mango Rooms . I was so excited to try it and then when we got to Hoi And, the place was closed, boohoo. I also carried on and on about the famous noodle/soup dish in Hoi An called Cao Lau (google it, it does look delicious) - and then we never ended up having this either, so it is also on the agenda.
Only a few weeks to go...
Last year we went to Hoi An in central Vietnam, and stayed at the most amazing place, the Golden Sands Resort at Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An. It had the biggest swimming pool I've ever seen and we totally spent the holiday cruising into Hoi An, ordering clothes and shoes to be made, then eating and drinking, soaking in the quiet Hoi An atmosphere and walking the streets, collecting our clothes orders and returning to the resort to swim and relax and eat and drink some more. Occasionally we made time to hire a motorbike and ride out of town and into the countryside, but mostly we just totally relaxed.
This year the plan was for everyone to go to the beach town of Nha Trang. But plans have apparently been changed (owing to the large size of our contingent and not having a hotel big enough to house us all in Nha Trang!) and we're heading back to Hoi An again. Yay!
Russell's already planning on what he wants to order for his new "Summer 2006" wardrobe. The clothes he had made last year were excellent, fit absolutely perfectly, and have worn really well over the past year. So I guess we'll be heading back to VN Colour.
Our only disappointment last year was that I'd heard rave reviews about this restaurant called Mango Rooms . I was so excited to try it and then when we got to Hoi And, the place was closed, boohoo. I also carried on and on about the famous noodle/soup dish in Hoi An called Cao Lau (google it, it does look delicious) - and then we never ended up having this either, so it is also on the agenda.
Only a few weeks to go...
Posted: Tue - May 23, 2006 at 11:09 AM