Apr 27–May 3

Apr 27

sleep ok rise 11. chill on terrace w coffee mix nice sunny day. 1240 walk to main st mango smoothie 25k, banmi 20k eat on 2nd floor. 2p walk to old school 30k gym, pray at catholic church. push pull workout; BE 60, 70kg, 80kg x10 assume bar 10kg. barbell row 80kg x8 heavy, 60,70x10. dbell incline 30kg x10, 34kg x8x2. lat pulldown 3set, dips 3x15 full rom. seat row 3set. cable flies 2set, tri pushdown 1set to fail. kicks and knees on red fairtex bag btw sets. empty gym so solid wo after 2 restdays. local diy spring roll w seafood pancake on d tran st 38k. chill bit, shwr rest read. 8p chat w son 35min party today at vr place with 8 friends. 840 grab reg chk rice place bit small. grab another local pho 45k small. pay another 2n 140k at johns place. chill on 2nd floor w gpt, make more edits to ghostnomad blueprint pdf.

Apr 28

Son's bday. woke up from dog barking in morning. rise 1040. 1220 grab smoothie and banmi on main st 45k. try to rent motorbike, 2 places north locked. walk back to night mkt hill area lotsa bike spots want idp and same day return, find 100k for 12hrs. try cam tho on park st 45k. work on pdf link table of contents to sections. shwr rest. 640 try chay vegan buffet 99k all vegan 5 small plates not too satisfying. keep working on pdf.

Apr 29

sleep better from eating earlier. rise 920. refund from ly.com 81cad only lost 2cad from rescheduled dmk-hcm flight. make new cafe w no milk but sweet. eat apple instead of smoothie. banmi at park st 20k. try to rent bike around night mkt hill - shops all want to hold passport - no way, only 100k til 11pm, give up on motorbike in dalat shud leave tmr. keep working on ghostnomad affiliate link, inconsistent wise sometimes doesnt show name. delete new business acct. 2p withdraw cash night mkt atm line, use mb bank 5M vnd cost 281cad. try outdoor chk place beside canal fried chk rice bowl 45k decent. shwr nap hard til 6. 620 walk to family hostel gym sneaky free wo leg n neck: safety bar sq +80kg x10 ez, +90kg x9 tuf, x8 tuf. back neck bridge 10kg x15, 22.5kg x12 heavy, 17.5kg x12. power clean 70kg x3 speed, 80kg x3,3 leaning back abit. front neck bridge 10kg, 17kg, 22kg x15 np. 1leg DL 70kg xx5. pullups 1set. eat at corner pho place pork w quail eggs 30k. back to hostel last night in dalat. 820 go out again for more food, noodle shop beside club omega 35k solid. chill/work on 2nd floor til 12.

Apr 30

sleep ng napped too hard. rise 935 checkout day. 11 walk to futa bus said holiday no shuttle to station at 2pm, quy nhon for 310k. decide to leave tmr. grab smoothie n banmi on main st 45k. pay john 1n 70k. continue workin on pdf. 2p stretch on dorm floor 30min reg routine add 1 more side split twist hold. shoulder mobility on 2nd fl. solid stretch session. 3p canal outdoor spot again 55k popcorn chk mostly cartilage bone. park st banmi eat in park, big appetite get another mango shake. shwr nap gud til 630. work bit more on pdf. try local rice place empty, grab pho outside near gyms 40k chk n quail eggs solid. grab some snacks. chill on 2nd fl last night, publish ghost nomad blueprint on gumroad, unintuitive platform.

May 1

sleep better rise 920. no sales yet on gumroad 1030 futa bus buy ticket to nha trang 170k pickup at 1pm at ticket shop. eat banmi pork 25k + oj 20k. checkout john cafe n beer 1140 best place in vietnam so far, prob best deal in se asia so far. chill more on 2nd fl. leave john cafe n beer at 1240. wait at futa shop til 130. van pickup to station. 2p bus on time meet aussie matt. nap on bus. stop at interprovince, beef noodles 55k, banmi 30k. arrive sketchy bus stop 12km outside nha trang at 530. local guy pretended to sucker punch me. van to downtown, visit bondi hostel w matt didnt like it. walk around check into fuse hostel pay 7.5usd +4usd on card. walk along beach night mkt, russians everywhere. futa bus on organic maps not there. scope around no buses to quy nhon. walk back to night mkt area eat russian place pork egg rice 55k. grab crispy thing 20k. walk around kinda pretentious expensive. hostel research train option to quy nhon in cowork space. walk along beach dont like this town.

May 2

cant sleep read abit. 3 ppl checkin late at night quietly. rise 820 everybody getting up. elevator annoying. keyboard messed again. gotta get outa this beach town. grab smoothie and banmi 50k. checkout fuse 11am. walk to train station, no train to quy nhon only to dieutri for 550k. walk to futa shop nearby no bus to quy nhhon or dan nang all full. pay 170k back to dalat 2pm bus. van back to sketchy bus stop outside town, bus late 15min hard to find seat. stop at same food break spot, try chk rice all bone scraps again. nap ok, arrive dalat 430 faster. walk into town, view trigon hostel not good too many workers. walk back to john cafe beer home rain, john said full, but dorm available tmr. chill in my spot, book mr peace hostel on hostelworld. bad nha trang trip. rain stop leave john cafe after 30min. walk to futa no more buses, bus to danang more expensive tmr holiday. eat noodle shop beside club again 35k solid. walk to mr peace hostel detour from organic maps inaccuracy around church. checkin mr peace hostel busy, wanted me to cancel booking on hw, pay 52k cash dorm in basement - seems bit dishonest. chill bit on top floor. 830 walk back to tv tower area nm food smoothie 30k, crispy thing 20k. chill on top fl start posting on reddit to market ghostnomad pdf.

May 3

crappy dorm top bed wobbly af, brit kid snoring, woke me up with alarm. rise 920. chill on top fl free cafe not enough, reply to reddit. shave in shwr free razor. chat briefly w pierre fit tall french guy. checkout mr peace 1110. reg smoothie and banmi on park st 45k. arrive back at johns cafe noon, pay 180k 2n in lower 6 bed dorm, ez checkin. 1p walk to old school 30k gym push pull striking neck wo: BE 4sets med weight up to 190lb x5. bar row 4set up to 170lb x7. dbell press 30kg x9 ez, 36x6 heavy, 32 x7. weighted pullups 10kg x6, 12kg x6,6. weighted dips 10kg x10, 14kg x10,10. seated row 3set. 200 thai kicks and 100 knees total btw sets. front neck 10kgx15, 20kg x15,15. accessory tri pressdown 2set, flies 2sets. back neck 10kg x18, 12kg x18,18. longer 90min workout 30sets w 300 bag strikes. old viet guys try to chat ask if im married in weak mandarin. eat at seafood pancake spring roll place again 38k. grab another mango smoothie and banmi on main st. chill n eat in my 2nd fl spot. shwr rest, awkward chinese guy in dorm trying to talk to me. read bit. 720 walk out for din reg 40k chk place closed, noodle shop by club again 35k, need more calories from extensive workout - grab canal rice place fried chk rice 45k gud but seating ng lucky rain stopped with no umbrella. chill on fl2 as usual