Per Magica Ad Astra

 Remember when you had a friend as a kid and their parents were either well off or movie mad and instead of having to look at the photo album you ended up watching a home movie of them on holiday.? Well this is a bit like that only I'm not well off, it's just the tech is more affordable now. So on the first out of country holiday together for 10 years I took my new tech on a learning trip and we went to Viet Nam. This is a look at Day 1, sitting on aircraft, sitting in airports and a wander for food and drink. The tech? DJI Pocket 4P and Samsung S22 ultra.

 Are you old enough to remember when you went round to a friends or even worse a relatives house after they had been on holiday and out came the photo album. What followed was an eternity of them pointing out memories to relive😧. Well all that is in the past as with the click of a link it's possible to bore a whole global audience... However, Vietnam is a fantastic place to visit and in a week we packed in some incredible activities so if some of the snaps make you think of going... Just wait till the videos get posted😂

 Owdue I am not one of those people that know instantly the ins and outs of the tech I buy, in fact if anything I am guilty of just jumping in and then wondering why the result is far from what I expected. I want to try and correct that to some degree so before I take the next travel adventure I have scheduled I am on familiarisation time with the DJI Pocket 4P. I have to say I rather like this camera, I know there are lots of comparisons between this and its major competitor but at the end of the day, availability and price is why I plumped for this one. Its availability is also the reason I didn't go got the Vlog combo. This is my very first attempt out "in the field". It was on the 4th of July and CK TIKII were having  a bit of a bash and one attraction was the food choice included hot dogs. There are not too many places that I frequent in Chiang Mai that do decent hot dogs. How did my first try go? Pretty good. the camera is easy to operate I need to study the focus a...

Here I am again sampling food and service. I am in Chiang Mai and I strolled to the Causeway Irish Pub where I had a pint of Guinness and a new to me dish, a Dublin Spice Bag. Very nice it was to be sure.

 Owdue June has been and gone. The rabbit and tortoises are still eating everything in sight including the now ripening avocados should they fall from the tree. Still planning an escape and still trying to climb the steps to sneak into the house. I've been out and about with rides on the Burg plus walks, some into the city ,some out in the rural area around home. You do sweat a lot in the tropics so one or two of my walks include hydration stops at CK TIKI, Happy Drink, MOMENT & WINE Hideaway and of course the Red Lion Pub Chiang Mai where not only do I enjoy a drink and good company but some terrific food. Mind you good food is not restricted to the Red Lion and as well as there this months delights included the Spices curry set and the incredible buffer at Auf Auf der Au Garden. All this and a couple of birthday to celebrate. Its a hard life...