Worked my last day of 2026, let’s goooooooo!!!!!!!!!! Currently on week one of a 6-month non-compete period between jobs so i don’t start my new job until the beginning of 2027. Fire away party people.
In Mayfair about an hour ago flanked by 15 bodyguards! Any idea why he’s here?
Is that a lil rooting tooting in the church?
Me and my partner will have 1 week in Bali in early November before she flies home and I go on to Gili T. I've seen a lot of comments about how bad the traffic is so I'm wondering if I'm trying to do too much with this itinerary. We don't ride so would need to use Gojek etc. What do we think?
| Date | Place | Outline |
|---|---|---|
| 02/11/2026 | Koh Sumai > Uluwatu | Flight to Bali Denpasar, ride to Uluwatu |
| 03/11/2026 | Uluwatu | Padang Padang Beach, temples, chill |
| 04/11/2026 | Uluwatu > Lovina | Ride through Belimbing Rice Terraces, see Blamantung Waterfall |
| 05/11/2026 | Lovina > Kintamani | Sunrise dolphin swim, snorkel, ride along coast to Air Terjun Carat waterfall, temples, three mountain view, arrive at Mahen Sunrise Camp |
| 06/11/2026 | Batur Valley/Kintamani | Sunrise climb Mt Batur, Toya Devasya Hot Springs, views of lake Danau Batur |
| 07/11/2026 | Kintamani > Ubud | Chill ride through Ubud, Sari Organic Walk |
| 08/11/2026 | Ubud > Padangbai | Chill ride to beach, snorkel, chill |
| 09/11/2026 | Padangbai > Gili T/Denpasar | Ferry/Flight |
There's a lot online about monsoon season but lots of people seem to be saying it's quite sporadic and it could be ok. Would I be better off cutting out some of the central itinerary and going north instead?
This is my first time going to Vietnam and keen to see as much as possible so I'd rather not miss out on central Vietnam entirely.
| Date | Place | Outline |
|---|---|---|
| 21/09/2026 | Hanoi | Fly to Hanoi |
| 22/09/2026 | Hanoi | Old Quarter |
| 23/09/2026 | Hanoi | Tay Ho, bus to Ha Long |
| 24/09/2026 | Ha long bay | Cruise |
| 25/09/2026 | Ha long bay | Cruise, sleeper bus to Ninh Binh then taxi to Tam Coc |
| 26/09/2026 | Ninh Binh/Tam Coc | Trang An boat trip (longer route 1) |
| 27/09/2026 | Ninh Binh/Tam Coc | Huang Mua 'hike', Bich Dong Pagoda, sleeper bus to Phong Nha |
| 28/09/2026 | Phong Nha | Cave tour |
| 29/09/2026 | Phong Nha | Cave tour, sleeper bus to Hue |
| 30/09/2026 | Hue | War history |
| 01/10/2026 | Hue | Temples, either train or easy-rider/car via Hai Van Pass |
| 02/10/2026 | Da Nang | My Khe Beach, surfing, massage |
| 03/10/2026 | Da Nang | My Khe Beach, surfing, private car via marble mountains |
| 04/10/2026 | Hoi An | Beach/Surf |
| 05/10/2026 | Hoi An | My Non Sanctuary |
| 06/10/2026 | Hoi An | Old town, cooking class, sleeper bus/train to Nha Trang |
| 07/10/2026 | Nha Trang | stopover on trip to HCMC, sleeper bus/train to Da Lat |
| 08/10/2026 | Da Lat | Xuan Huong Lake & Lam Vien Square |
| 09/10/2026 | Da Lat | Sleeper bus to HCMC |
| 10/10/2026 | Ho Chi Minh City | Cu Chi Tunnels |
| 11/10/2026 | Ho Chi Minh City | Mekong delta tour |
| 12/10/2026 | Ho Chi Minh City | War museum |
Has anyone else noticed how hold music for most companies’ customer service gets louder and louder the longer you wait?
No one waits with their phone next to their ear for their turn in the queue for longer than 2 minutes, we all put on speaker phone and go about our business.
So what do companies do? They gradually crank up the music for those first few minutes, we gradually turn our volume down, then when we finally get put through to someone they’re so quiet that you don’t hear them unless you’re right next to your phone and they can hang up without dealing with our problems!
