holiday to do list:

• wake up at 4.30 am, shower, last check of things to bring.
• get taxi to the airport at 5.30
• arrive just as the domestic terminal opens (6 am)
• check-in (try not to look nervous because you don't have a valid visa)
• pre-flight checks and breakfast at 6.30
• depart at 7 sharp
• arrive in phu quoc 55 mins later
• get to resort and leave bags at the counter (room will not be ready until around 12 noon)
• breakfast and lounge at the beach. oh, and get a massage!
• wake up after massage and find room ready earlier than expected
• unpack and head out to town (such as it is) for lunch
• get back on motorbike and travel to the pearl farm
• nothing much to see, just more pearl jewelry (of which there is a surplus in manila) so after a quick drink, head back to resort for more beach side lounging
• have sundowner drinks with co-workers staying at same resort. make their daughter cry.
• go back to room to shower and dress for dinner at really nice restaurant. order steamed grouper, hong kong style, grilled scallops with garlic and stir-fried morning glory. yum!
• putter around town after dinner and take a quick look at the (small) night market
• head back to resort, stop at the wine shop, check out the menu for the ocean bar and grill (dinner for another night)
• back in room, watch tv, eat chocolate, sleep.
• wake up at 8 and repeat beach side lounging and eating. awesome!

now back in saigon, and on laundry detail. sigh... holidays should really be longer.