#Vietnam family tours

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Travel Quang Nam and explore the beauty of remote places

Hello everybody, I moved from Hanoi to Hoi An to live since 2014. I work in the tourism industry and I'm quite nomadic, travel everywhere. And after many years living in Hoi An I have learnt more about Quang Nam province, I see that this province not only has Hoi An ancient town and My Son sanctuary but also many other tourist attractions stretching from the East Sea to the border with Laos in Tay Giang, Nam Giang…

Many Vietnamese people mistake that Hoi An belongs to Da Nang city and most of them come to Da Nang and then rush to Hoi An for a short time and take photos, so they think that tourism in Quang Nam province and Hoi An is not attractive. But actually we need more time to visit, enjoy and learn about the landscape, culture and people of Quang Nam province. It is truly a "Heritage Green Area" with not only world and Vietnamese heritage sites, diverse natural landscapes but also rich indigenous values of the Cham, Co Tu, Ca Dong ethnic groups… Whatever Vietnam tourism has, Quang Nam has it all. Every time I leave home, I have more interesting discoveries like Quang Nam is one of the cradles of the national language, is the hometown of former Hanoi governor Hoang Dieu, and is the land of Ngu Phung Te Phi (5 people who won the grand exam in 1898 Mau Tuat lunar year)…

Quang Nam beach tourism: 125km coastline from Thong Nhat/ Ha My/ An Bang/ Tan Thanh/ Cua Dai/ Cua Khe/ Binh Minh/ Tam Thanh/ Tam Hai beaches: In addition to beautiful beaches, there are many other tourist attractions: Cua Khe fish sauce village - Tam Thanh painting village - Tam Tien fish market, - Ban Than rock rapids - Phu Son tunnel pagoda in Nui Thanh district.

River tourism: Quang Nam especially has two rivers running close and parallel to the coast, Co Co and Truong Giang, with very beautiful landscapes. In addition, mother river Thu Bon flows from Hoi An up to Duy Xuyen, Nong Son to Kem Da Dung island and the basin at the foot of Ngoc Linh mountain range.

Route from Hoi An to Duy Xuyen district to Nong Son round way to Hoi An via Que Son: Tra hieu ecological village - Tra Ly lotus pond - Cham capital Tra Kieu (Sa Huynh museum, Champa/ Tra Kieu Holy Mother where the Virgin Mary appeared/My Son Sanctuary) - Vinh Trinh Massacre Remnants - Dai Binh fruit tree village - Kem Da Dung island - East Truong Son road/ elephant conservation area - An Viem hot water spring - Le pass - Hoi An. Go 1 or 2, 3 days, sleep in Dai Binh village.

Route from Hoi An to Tam Ky - Phu Ninh lake - Loc Yen ancient village: from Hoi An, cross Cua Dai bridge, follow Vo Chi Cong beach, the most beautiful road in the Central region connecting Hoi An - Tam Ky, across the Hoiana tourism complex (resort, golf, casino…), through Vinwonder, through vast white sand to visit Ky Anh Tunnel - Tam Thanh Painting Village - Monument of Mother Thu - Huong Tra Sua Village - Phu Ninh Lake, the largest lake in the Central region - Huynh Thuc Khang memorial area - Loc Yen ancient village, Tien river, Lo Thung (Tien Canh commune, Tien Phuoc district). If you have more time, you can explore the Bong Mieu gold mine from the French period and the scenic Ham Ho and White Waterfall in Tam Lanh commune, Phu Ninh district. From here, you can also continue to the Nam/Bac Tra My districts.

Route from Hoi An - Tam Ky - North Tra My - South Tra My districts along National Highway 40B: From the ancient village of Loc Yen, continue up to Bac Tra My district with tourist attractions of Hon Ba Mountain - Muong Village - Nuoc Oa tourist site, Song Tranh hydroelectric power plant. Going further, you will reach Nam Tra My highland district with 3-storey waterfall, 5-storey waterfall, Tay Du Ky waterfall - Tac Po cloud hunting spot - Ngoc Linh ginseng market - Long Tuc terraced fields - Ngoc Linh stopover bordering the Tu Mo Rong district, Kon Tum province at an altitude of more than 1500m. Ngoc Linh Mountain is the roof of the Central region, 2698m.

Route from Hoi An - Dong Giang - Tay Giang along National Highway 14G: From Hoi An through Than Tai Mountain, through Dong Giang tea hill, Bho Hoong Village, Co Tu Weaving Village - Dong Giang Heaven Gate Tourist Area - Ta Lang Ecotourism Village (close to HCM road) - Tay Giang district center - Po Ning community tourism village - Que peak - Po Mu heritage forest, Do Quyen forest, mysterious ironwood forest of the Co Tu people.

Route from Hoi An - Dai Loc - Nam Giang along National Highway 14D: Khe Lim ecological tourist area - Bang Am peak - Thanh My town - Ben Giang Bridge (2 famous places during the Vietnam war) - Zara weaving village - Hydroelectric lake Bung River - Thanh River National Park - Gran Waterfall - Dak Oc Nam Giang Border Gate. From here, continue to Laos or return to Giang port to go down Ho Chi Minh trail to Phuoc Son district - famous for red gemstones, Lang spring, Kham Duc wartime airport… then cross Lo Xo pass to Kon Tum.

Cu Lao Cham (Cham island) 1 day: Visit the island center with ancient Cham Well, Hai Tang Pagoda and beaches: Ong Beach, Lang Beach/ Xep Beach/ Chong Beach/ Huong Beach/ Diving to see coral. Stay overnight: Explore the way around the island/ Eo Gio/ Cu Lao Cham Lighthouse/ Yen Cave/ Experience fishing/ Picking wild vegetables… Vietnam family tours

TOURIST PLACES IN NAM TRA MY DISTRICT Nam Tra My district, Quang Nam province is a vast land covered with primeval forests located at the foot of the 2,598 meter high Ngoc Linh mountain range. This is a pristine land with a cool climate all year round, with an average temperature of about 26 degrees Celsius. Particularly in Tra Linh commune, where Ngoc Linh ginseng is located, the average temperature is about 17 degrees Celsius. This is the settlement of Ca Dong, Mo Nong and Xe Dang ethnic people with unique cultural features. Nam Tra My district is located 95km southwest of Tam Ky city. It is the border between 3 provinces of Quang Nam - Quang Ngai - Kon Tum. Nam Tra My district has many historical landscapes as well as majestic natural landscapes, specifically as follows:

I. TRA MAI COMMUNE:

5-storey waterfall: Location: Village 1, Tra Mai commune, Nam Tra My district

Suoi Doi Waterfall: Location: Village 1, Tra Mai commune, Nam Tra My district

Nuoc La relic site: Location: Village 2, Tra Mai commune, Nam Tra My district Located right in the administrative center of Nam Tra My district, Nuoc La historical and cultural relic site is now preserved as a primeval forest.

Tac Chum cultural village: Location: Village 2, Tra Mai commune, Nam Tra My district

Ngoc Linh ginseng market and Ngoc Linh ginseng festival: Location: Village 1, Tra Mai commune, Nam Tra My district Every month from the 1st to the 3rd, the Nam Tra My highland ginseng market opens right in the Tac Po administrative center, attracting thousands of attendees. Visitors will feel the honesty and sincerity of the hilltribe people. Freely choose to buy precious highland medicinal plants in Ngoc Linh mountain for health and beauty care, clean agricultural products are picked by local people and brought to the market to sell, and most especially, you can buy Ngoc Linh ginseng with strict quality inspection.

More specifically, Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival takes place from August 1 to 3 every year, to honor Ngoc Linh ginseng - a rare endemic medicinal plant of Vietnam and the world. Visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the unique and diverse cultural sounds of the festival, participate in folk games and enjoy the worship procession of the ginseng God from Ngoc Linh mountain to the district center.

Ngo Dong tree: Location: Village 1. Tra Mai commune, Nam Tra My district Around March to April every year and ending 1 month later, located below the 5-storey waterfall. This place is the ideal photo point for Bac Tra My - Nam Tra My route. Not only watching the trees but also watching the Tranh river flowing below with straight Cho wood trees'

Admiring the primeval forest along both sides of the road with large wooden trees:

TRA NAM COMMUNE:

Noong Lau Waterfall (Tay Du Ky Waterfall): Location: Village 4, Tra Nam Commune, Nam Tra My District

Long Tuc Terraced Fields: Location: Village 4, Tra Nam Commune, Nam Tra My District Located halfway up the majestic mountain slopes are the rice fields. The golden steps of a rich harvest season. This is the people's source of livelihood associated with extremely strange customs of worshiping the God of Agriculture. On the roads to Ngoc Linh ginseng area, visitors will have a panoramic view of vast terraced fields.

Giant bamboo garden on the roof of Long Rieu 3: Located in Long Rieu village 3, hamlet 4, Tra Nam commune and about 20 minutes walk from Highway 40B, the giant bamboo garden with tree trunks reaching over 30 meters high, perimeter up to 0.5 meters are a very endemic species of bamboo that has been preserved by people for thousands of generations. In particular, many people have tried to bring this giant bamboo tree to plant elsewhere but were unsuccessful, so this is considered an endemic bamboo species of Tra Nam land. Coming here, visitors will admire the stupendous and overwhelming beauty of the bamboo garden and its rich and diverse ecosystem.

TRA TAP COMMUNE:

Cloud hunting at Tac Po:

TRA LINH COMMUNE

Tak Ngo ginseng garden: Location: Village 2, Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My district. Provincial level tourist destination Tak Ngo ginseng garden is about 28km from the district center by car in village 1, Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My district. This is the place to preserve and develop the rare genetic resources of Ngoc Linh ginseng to provide plant varieties for people. Ngoc Linh Ginseng tree can only live in the core area of the primeval old forest, so it has the effect of protecting the forest and protecting the green environment friendly to human life. Coming to this tourist destination, visitors will enjoy the fresh natural atmosphere, see and touch the Ngoc Linh ginseng plant - the national treasure of Vietnam, and visit the Ngoc Linh ginseng exhibition house.

Lonely pine tree: Location: Village 3, Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My district Located in the old village 4 of Tra Linh commune, now village 3, it is one of the most beautiful views of Tra Linh commune, standing here you can see a panoramic view of the majestic mountains. The pine tree, estimated to be nearly 100 years old, combined with the harmonious natural scenery, creates lifetime photos for anyone who wants to come here.

Nuoc Na Waterfall: Location: Village 3, Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My district. A stream on the road from Tra Linh to Mang Lung, about 2km from the commune. Although located near the road, it still retains its wild character. Looking at the waterfall pouring from 20m high, cool steam comes out.

Konpin terraced fields: Location: village 2, Tra Linh commune, Nam Tra My district

TRA VAN COMMUNE:

Ancient Cinnamon garden on the roof of Ong Ni: Nam Tra My also has Cinnamon trees - a medicinal and aromatic plant famous in the world, known as Cao Son Ngoc Que. Cinnamon trees have been closely associated for generations with the people of Xe Dang, Ca Dong, MNong. This is one of the hundreds of years old cinnamon gardens dedicated to cultivating seeds to protect rare genetic resources.

White Waterfall: Location: Village 1, Tra Van commune, Nam Tra My district

TRA DON COMMUNE:

Hot spring: Location: Village 3, Tra Don commune, Nam Tra My district Located right next to National Highway Highway 40B and about 15km south of Nam Tra My district center is a hot spring flowing day and night from a giant rock. The water temperature always reaches from 70oC to 80oC. Here, visitors can bring eggs to boil and eat during their travel journey. Amid the coldness of the great Ngoc Linh mountain, the hot spring seems to warm visitors in a spreading steam.

TRA CANG COMMUNE:

Noc Lang Loan: Location: Village 2, Tra Cang commune, Nam Tra My district

Noc Tu Nac: Location: Village 5, Tra Cang commune, Nam Tra My district

Noc Cheng Tong: Location: Village 1 Tra Cang commune, Nam Tra My district

ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS:

Water trough worshiping festival According to the customs of the Xe Dang and Ca Dong people on the first days of the new year, the water source comes from within. The forest is clean and fresh. They busily held a ceremony to worship the water trough leading back to the village. Tourists can happily drink Can wine, eat dried meat, grilled sticky rice in bamboo tubes and bless each other, swaying to the rhythm of gongs and folk songs over jars of Can wine all night long. The villages often hold water trough worshiping ceremonies: Le village, Tra Don commune, Cheng Tong village, Tra Cang commune

Festival to celebrate new rice: In November every year, people in Nam Tra My hold a new rice celebration to thank heaven and earth for good rain and wind, and full rice and corn warehouses. This ritual takes place sequentially every family in the village. Visitors will be welcomed by the villagers to enjoy traditional dishes, drink Can wine and join the boys and girls of Xe Dang and Cadong to dance with gongs.

ROADS TO NAM TRA MY DISTRICT: With an open transportation network, traveling to Nam Tra My is quite convenient. In particular, the winding roads between the mountains are interesting places to travel and take photos.

From Tam Ky City, follow Highway 40B, tourists go to Tien Phuoc district - Bac Tra My and to Nam Tra My. Along this journey, there are many stops for sightseeing such as Phu Ninh Lake Ecotourism Area (Phu Ninh district), Mr. Huynh Thuc Khang's memorial house, Loc Yen ancient village (Tien Canh commune, Tien Phuoc district), and Tranh River 2 Hydroelectric Dam (Tra Doc commune, Bac Tra My district).

From Quang Ngai, follow Truong Son Dong road to Son Tay district and through Khe Chu village, Tra Van commune, follow Truong Son Dong road and then turn to the district center through village road 3, Tra Mai commune

From Mang Den eco-tourism area (Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province) to Dak Nen commune, go through Tra Vinh commune to Tac Po administrative center (this road is a bit difficult for cars to go because there is about 1.5km that has not been expanded yet)

From the Ho Chi Minh road: go in the direction of Dak To district through Tu Mo Rong district to the tourist stop at the border of Quang Nam - Kon Tum. This is the ideal place to check in with rolling mountains, layer upon layer of clouds, and very cold temperatures. Po Ninh village

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO NAM TRA MY:

Tuan Tu bus tel 0979337719 Departure time at Tam Ky: 4:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.

Manh Tuong bus tel 0907123007 Departure time in Tam Ky: 5:00 a.m., 11 a.m.

Dinh Hieu bus tel 0985145189 Departure time at Tam Ky: 9:30 am

Song Trang bus tel 0988377445 Trip 1: Departure time at Da Nang: 5:30 am, at Tam Ky 7:00 am Trip 2: Departure time at Da Nang: 2:15 pm, at Tam Ky 3:30 am

SLEEPING IN NAM TRA MY: Trung Nhan Hotel: Tel: 0985 961819 Nam Tra My Guesthouse: Tel: 0913 073255 Minh Quan Guesthouse Tel: 0988 617542 Thanh Nga Guesthouse Tel: 0976 993203 Bao Tran Guesthouse - Tel: 0961279039

EATING AND DRINK IN NAM TRA MY: Ngoc Linh Restaurant: Tel: 0988 610682 Nhu Y Restaurant: Tel: 0976 100647 Tuan Quyen restaurant and many popular restaurants right in the center of the district.

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Exploring Vietnam with Kids: A Family Travel Diary

Embarking on a Vietnam Family Tour was a decision that promised both adventure and bonding time for our family. As we set foot in this enchanting country, we were greeted by a tapestry of experiences that would leave a lasting imprint on each member, young and old.

Hanoi: A Gateway to Vietnamese Culture

Our Vietnam Family Tour began in the bustling city of Hanoi. The old quarter's labyrinthine streets were a hive of activity, where cyclo rickshaws mingled with street vendors. It was here that we first realized the kaleidoscope of colors and sounds that make Vietnam truly unique.

We took our kids to the Water Puppet Theatre, an enchanting display of Vietnamese folklore and artistry. It was a captivating introduction to the rich cultural heritage that awaited us throughout our journey.

Halong Bay: A Maritime Playground for All Ages

Next on our itinerary was the ethereal Halong Bay. The towering limestone karsts rising from the jade-colored waters left our children in wide-eyed wonder. Our cruise through this natural wonder felt like sailing through a dream.

The relaxed pace of the cruise allowed us to truly appreciate the serenity of the bay. Our kids even tried their hand at kayaking, a memorable experience that allowed them to connect with the surroundings on a personal level.

Hue: A Lesson in History and Architecture

In the ancient city of Hue, we delved into Vietnam's imperial history. The Imperial City, with its grand gates and intricate architecture, offered a fascinating glimpse into the country's past. Our knowledgeable guide regaled us with stories of emperors and dynasties, making history come alive for our children.

Hoi An: Lantern-Lit Evenings and Culinary Delights

Hoi An, with its lantern-lined streets and charming architecture, cast a spell on our entire family. We spent evenings strolling along the river, watching the lanterns sway in the gentle breeze. The night markets were a sensory delight, with aromatic street food stalls tempting our taste buds.

Our kids eagerly participated in a Vietnamese cooking class, learning to create traditional dishes under the guidance of a skilled chef. It was a hands-on experience that allowed them to appreciate the flavors of Vietnam in a whole new way.

Danang: Coastal Adventures and Cultural Exploration

As we made our way to Danang, we were met with the beauty of the Marble Mountains. Our kids eagerly climbed the steps, reaching panoramic viewpoints that offered stunning vistas of the coastline. The caves and grottoes within the mountains were a treasure trove of discovery for our little adventurers.

Ho Chi Minh City: Urban Energy and Historical Insights

Our Vietnam Family Tour concluded in the vibrant metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City. The bustling markets and historic landmarks provided a dynamic backdrop for our exploration. A visit to the War Remnants Museum was a somber yet important chapter in our family's journey, offering powerful insights into Vietnam's history.

Reflecting on Our Vietnam Family Tour

As we boarded our flight home, we carried with us not only souvenirs but also a treasure trove of memories. Our Vietnam Family Tour had been a journey of discovery, learning, and, most importantly, family togetherness. It reinforced the idea that travel is not just about the places we visit, but the experiences and connections we forge along the way.

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Embracing Vietnam's Richness within a Budget with LK Holidays.

Vietnam, renowned for its vibrant culture and breathtaking landscapes, has become an alluring destination for travellers worldwide. Exploring Vietnam from India doesn't have to be a financial strain. With strategic planning and the right approach, experiencing Vietnam on a budget is not just feasible but immensely rewarding, especially with Vietnam tour packages from India.

Understanding the Essence of Budget Travel

Importance of Budgeting

Traveling on a budget isn't about limiting experiences; it's about maximizing them within financial constraints. This principle applies perfectly to cheap tour packages from India to Vietnam, enabling travelers to make the most of their journey without exceeding their budget.

Maximizing Experiences with Limited Resources

Budget travel doesn’t compromise on the essence of exploration. It's about finding ingenious ways to immerse oneself in Vietnam’s beauty without overspending. Vietnam family packages from India are curated to ensure families experience the country's wonders affordably.

Exploring Vietnam: A Budget Traveler's Guide

Budget-Friendly Destinations and Attractions

Vietnam offers an array of attractions suitable for best Vietnam tour packages from India. From the bustling streets of Hanoi to the serene landscapes of Sapa, travelers from India can explore these destinations conveniently with curated tour packages.

Economical Accommodations and Transportation Options

Opting for affordable accommodations and transportation is crucial for budget-conscious travellers. Vietnam offers various options that suit different budgets, making it easier for travellers from India to manage expenses.

Affordable Dining and Local Experiences

Savoring Vietnamese Street food and engaging in local activities remain affordable experiences. It's possible to delve into Vietnam's culture and cuisine without stretching your budget, especially with the aid of suitable tour packages.

LK Holidays: Facilitating Budget Travel in Vietnam

How LK Holidays Streamlines Booking works?

For travelers from India seeking Vietnam Tour Packages, LK Holidays simplifies the booking process, ensuring every aspect aligns with the budget. Their platform is designed to cater to budget travelers without compromising on quality.

Personalized Assistance for Exploring Vietnam

LK Holidays understands the needs of travellers from India and offers personalized assistance. Their expertise ensures that every family member enjoys Vietnam's beauty without financial worries.

Navigating Vietnam's Landmarks with LK Holidays

Tailored Tours and Packages for Budget Travelers

LK Holidays specializes in curating affordable yet comprehensive tour packages, catering specifically to travellers from India. These packages offer a blend of must-visit landmarks and hidden gems.

Insider Tips for Cost-Effective Exploration

Their local knowledge provides valuable insights, enabling travellers from India to explore Vietnam like locals and discover budget-friendly alternatives.

Conclusion

Venturing into Vietnam from India on a budget is an adventure waiting to be embraced. With strategic planning and the assistance of dedicated tour packages, travelers can immerse themselves in Vietnam's beauty without straining their finances. LK Holidays stands out as a trusted partner, offering tailor-made Vietnam tour packages that ensure a memorable yet affordable journey. With their expertise in curating experiences that align with various budgets, exploring Vietnam becomes not just a possibility but an enriching experience for travelers from India.

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How to Make Your Vietnam Family Holiday an Unforgettable Trip

Vietnam family holidays are more than just a way for you to relax and make the most of your free time. Going on a trip with your loved ones can foster stronger relationshipsand learn to appreciate the little things.

Luckily, Vietnam is one of the best places to enjoy with your family. The country is wonderful for couples and kids, boasting comforting tropical weather and breathtaking landscapes.

Here are a few ways to make your Vietnam family holiday a memorable experience for everyone involved:

Plan your dates

The weather in Vietnam will depend on your specific location, but overall, the climate ranges from temperate to tropical. For example, if you’re planning to visit Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, March to April offers mild temperatures and low rainfall.

Meanwhile, if you want to stay close to Ho Chi Minh City, any time is the best time. South Vietnam generally has warm and pleasant temperatures year-round, making it a popular tourist destination.

Set a budget

The biggest challenge of traveling with family is allocating your budget. If you’re visiting the country with kids, for example, you will have to prepare for extra expenses on food and accommodation.

Thankfully, Vietnam is a very affordable place to visit. According to some sources, you should expect to spend around $50 per day per person in the country.In addition, children’s tickets for attractions are typically cheaper, so you’ll be able to save some cash.

List your must-see attractions.

Vietnam has no lack of attractions and sites for you to enjoy. For instance, you can cruise along Ha Long Bay with your family, learn more about Vietnamese history in the War Remnant Museum, or bike along the Mekong Delta.

But, of course, you could only do so much in a week or two. Your options become even more limited when traveling with kids, as they can be unpredictable and fussy sometimes.

If you want to accommodate everyone in the family, plan your trip with an age-appropriate itinerary and set aside time for resting.

There’s no need to go through the hassle of planning a Vietnam family holiday yourself. A package trip designed by experienced tour providers will allow you to enjoy everything the country has to offer, all within your budget and schedule. Plus, leading travel agencies can help you obtain visas easily, hire luxury transportation, and find first-rate accommodation.

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Vacation in Vietnam (Hanni of Newjeans)

Hanni x Male Reader Word count: 4440 words Summary: You intended to travel to well-known locations and enjoy delicious cuisine while on a relaxing and enjoyable vacation in Vietnam. However, something better than what you had anticipated occurred.

After a year of a successful debut and comeback, Newjeans finally got their deserved break. Each member planned their Vacation. Minji, Haerin, and Hyein with their family in South Korea, Danielle going back to Australia, and Hanni visiting her birth place in Vietnam. 

"Can't wait to explore and meet tokkis in Vietnam" Hanni talking to herself while waiting in line.

You always want to visit Southeast Asia, some of your friends recommend going to the Philippines or Indonesia, but while researching for countries with great places, food, and people. You've decided to go to Vietnam. At first, you're worried since you will go alone and don't know anybody in Vietnam, but in the end you thought, there will be people to help you in Vietnam. 

Arriving in Hanoi, Vietnam. It's really different from your home country. While waiting for a cab, a woman bumped you accidentally. 

"Oh! Sorry" Hanni apologies 

"No worries, look above when your walking" you said to her

"Thanks haha, I was waiting for my uber, but it seems he won't be able to pick me up" Hanni explained

"Oh, are you from here?, It looks like your Vietnamese" 

"Ah yes, I was born here, hmm are you a traveller?"

"Yeah, this is actually my first time travelling alone"

"Hmm, that's good to hear. Enjoy travelling to Vietnam!"

"Thanks, you too"

A cab pulled, you asked the cab driver for the Haiti hotel. You then sit inside the car. The driver then asked if anyone in the line of waiting passengers if someone would be dropping near the Haiti hotel, one passenger answered. The driver then let the passenger come in.

"Is this a thing here in Vietnam, Sir?"

"Oh, sorry. There's a shortage of Cab at the moment"

"Oh"

"Thanks, for letting me, I am dropping in Haiti hotel too" Hanni exclaimed

You look at her, hearing the same voices that you just talked to in the line just a few moments ago.

"Oh, your Hotel is in Haiti too" 

"Ahhh, you. Yes yes, haha"

"I am Y/N btw, sorry for not mentioning"

"I am Hanni" Hanni said while winking, thinking you would know her.

"Nice name, by chance do you know any tour guide person that knows Vietnam well?"

Hanni's facial expression from wanting to meet a tokki changed when you didn't recognize her.

"Oh, um, You know what, I can be your Your guide, I also wanna your my birthplace again"

"Really?, Don't you have any plan"

"Not really, lol too busy to plan before going here, so I was gonna wing it, but a companion would be great"

"Oh, thank you so much, don't worry I'll pay you too"

"No, no, I'll do it for free, haha"

"No, I insist, I'll pay you"

"Fine, fine"

The cab stopped, arriving at the Haiti hotel, both of you walked to the counter. 

"So, how can I contact you Hanni, do you want to start tomorrow?"

"Yeah, yeah, tomorrow sounds great. Umm, this is my IG"

"See you tomorrow" you said to her while waving

In your mind, you've not only hired a touring guide, but maybe a friend too. It's really going great, plus you thought she's cute and really friendly towards you.

"Yah, yah see you too!" Hanni waving 

No tokkis but a friend, great start for my Vacation, Hanni thought.

Waking up the next morning was a struggle, it's more hot and humid in Vietnam than your country, but you're excited to tour Vietnam and meet Hanni again.

You walked to the breakfast area of the hotel, wanting to relieve your aching stomach from hunger of yesterday's flight. Getting all kinds of food, half asleep you bumped into a person.

"Ouch" 

Hearing the voice, a sudden adrenaline rush to your body, it was Hanni

"Hanni?"

"Oh Y/N, waking early too for free breakfast huh? haha"

"Oh, yeah"

"You got some good selection of food"

"Well I wanna taste every food from Vietnam"

"Ah, later I'll bring you to my favourite restaurant with great foods"

"Oh really, I can't wait" Smiling and looking in her eyes

Hanni too is smiling while looking in your eyes

This looking in each other eyes turned from seconds to minutes, break by the waiter from the restaurant 

"Greeting in Vietnamese" "You two are a lovely couple, we would like you two to come in our free couple massage later this evening"

"Oh, no no. break by the finger of Hanni, shushing you

"Yeah, we are a couple. We would like that, thanks" said by Hanni

"Alright, here's the coupon. See you two later, Ma'am and Sir. Have a great day."

"Thank you too" - Hanni

"Wait, wait. Huh" looking confused to Hanni

"It's free, you should always take what the hotel offers you for free" 

"Oh, but we are not a couple though"

"Yes, we're not, but it's just a massage"

"Fine, that's what you said so"

"Let's wrap up and explore Vietnam" excitedly said by Hanni

"Yes, let's do it" 

You both go to your rooms, which aren't far from each other, just 3 doors apart. Your heart is beeping, your face smiling, and a tingling in your body as you change your clothes from pyjamas to a casual outfit.

"No way, this girl is making me feel this way. She's so cute, friendly, and ughhh I don't know. I just wanted to explore Vietnam but now, Ugh I don't know" you said to yourself while looking in the mirror

"He's cute" Hanni said in the mirror looking at herself

"He doesn't know me, which is fine but should I tell him?"

"No, no, maybe not yet. Ugh, this Vacation is going really really well"

You exit your door same as Hanni, she waves her hand to alert you that she's good to go.

"Nice outfit, you look cute" she said

"Thank you, you too. I like the bow" 

"Really?"

"Yes"

She holds onto your arms in the elevator, as if you two are a couple. But you didn't even mind that. You're blinded by her cuteness and aroma. You felt like you found the one, even though no label is labelled. You barely know her, yet you want to spend your whole life with her.

"Um Hanni, do"

"We should get a tuk tuk, it's more fun to ride" she said

"Really, yeah its looks fun" 

"What, wait what did you said"

"Nothing, haha"

"Hmm, you're asking if I have a boyfriend right?"

"No, no, no, no. I was asking if you have a family here?"

"My grandparents from my mother is here, and I don't have a boyfriend so your good"

"Oh, okay"

As the day goes by, you forget everything you planned in Vietnam. You only focus on how happy Hanni is, how much fun this cute Vietnamese girl you just met yesterday.

"Yo, that's the restaurant I said earlier"

"Oh, let's go eat"

"Me?" jokingly said by Hanni

Your confused face made her laugh.

"Haha, just joking. Let's go"

"Ah, whatever you said. Haha"

You paid the bill and told her that both of you can now go to your respective rooms, but she reminded you.

"Nah ugh, we got a couple massage later"

"Oh, I forgot, sorry"

"No worries, let's go now. It said until 9 pm"

"Okays"

You two walked to the massage room of the hotel, you asked the worker there where is the free couple massage, she pointed in the right direction, thus you two walked in there. The massage area is only 1 room, both will be side to side, and include each other's massage which confuses you.

"Each other massage, hmm what is this" looking confused to Hanni

"I don't know too" 

"Hi welcome to the free couple massage, in which 3 types of massage will happen, firstly the standard massage in which a Massager will massage your full body, the second one is spiritual massage, in which you two will be inside the hut together to the hot steam, and lastly the each other massage, would happen between you two only, massaging each other will make you two closer" 

"Oh, okay" looking at Hanni

"Yeahh, hmm this is my fault" 

"You know what, let's just get the first type then dipped?" 

"Yeah"

"Can we get the first type only?"

"Sir, you two are a couple, why wouldn't you two try the other types"

"Um, we are" interrupted by Hanni

"We'll take it all, thanks"

"Okay, maam"

"Okay, okay let's just not look at each other"

"Yeah" replied to Hanni

The first type of the massage went well, both of you got massaged by professionals and really a Vietnam massage that's different from your country.

"Oh that's good"

"Yes, my body feels better" said Hanni

The massager then pointed at the hut, they asked first what temperature the steam would you two like, you two choose the medium one. 

Getting in the hut was easy, but hot. The hut is smaller than it seems on the outside, it really is for only two or three people max, the massager said removing the towel would be better so your whole body gets the steam evenly. Minutes go by inside, both of you now looking at each other.

"This is nice, it's hot and steamy"

"Yeah, Even though we're in towels, it's still hot"

"There's only two of us, and with this heat, camera couldn't be place here" Hanni said

"What are you gonna do"

"Hmm, I, I, just don't look at me, okay. I'll try it without a towel" Hanni said

"But"

She tossed her towel to the side, exposing her full body to the hot steam. You didn't look, even though you wanted to. But you hold your stand. After a couple minutes, she covered her body with a towel.

"You should try it"

"Huh, removing my towel?"

"Yeah, it's better"

"Okay, but don't look ah" 

"Ye ye, I won't look"

You remove your towel from your body, exposing your naked body to the hot temperature, you look at Hanni, she fully closed her eyes. It was cute, the sight of her, fully closing her eyes to not see you naked. But in your mind, you want her to see you in this form, fully unclothed. Wanting her to see your erect penis. 

"Your right Hanni, this is better"

"I'll cover now" 

You said but it was before you got your towel below, as you said the last words from your mouth, she fully opened her eyes, looking at you while grabbing your towel below. 

"Oh my god, I thought you were covered already. Oh my god, I am so sorry"

"Oh, I, I, I'll cover now. Sorry"

Your mind was in bliss, thinking she could have seen your junior. While in her mind it was different, complete emptiness is in her kind, she doesn't know what to react on what she saw, but then a blood from the heart flow to her brain, it told her "That was big, I wanna touch it" 

"No, no, no Hanni, what you saw isn't real, Oh my god, is that how a cock is?, god damn, I thought those are not real, I thought they are just edited or enlarge cocks, but here it is, in front of me, A real big one, the one that is big, No, no Hanni, if he would know who am I, I am doomed, but he doesn't know, Iah fuck it, this is the only chance I get to touching a real thing, experiencing the big one." Hanni talking to herself in her mind

"Um, Y/N, do you have a girlfriend?"

"That's a weird question, I do not have one"

"Did you have, before?"

"No, no I don't"

"So, I could be your girlfriend now?"

"Huh?"

"You know, I don't know how to approach men but, this is the only chance I can get"

"What do you mean?"

"Can I be your girlfriend?"

"Wait, what's happening to you Hanni"

"This is Hanni still, and I am asking you to be my boyfriend so I can"

"So you can do what?"

"So, so, so I can suck your cock"

"What?" 

"Yes, I've seen it, and you're hard for me? right, I am the only one here, don't tell your gay"

"No, I am not gay, I don't know, this is so fast, we've only met ea6other for a day"

"Yes, it is but I want your cock now, I can't erased it in my head, it feels like it's tattooed there, cannot be remove"

You haven't said yes, but to her, you're her boyfriend now. She then crawls towards you, like a cat hungry for days, but in this case a girl hungry for cock. She removed her towel, exposing her cute breast to you.

"You like that?, would it make your cock bigger"

"Um, Hanni, what's happening to you, why are you like this"

You haven't done anything, not that you intentionally did what happened earlier, it was a miscommunication but your still happy that this girl your with is not shy to see her true self to you. It feels like her mind breaks already, just seeing your big penis. 

"Hanni, we're about to be done here in the hut, we should do it later in the room"

She snapped back to reality when you said it would be over inside the hut.

"Ah, is it?, is that a promise, I can touch it later?, It's mine right?"

"Yes, Hanni it's yours only but can you be your other self for now, please I don't want anybody to see you like this"

"Okay, Y/N you haven't answered my question yet"

"What question?"

"Ugh, you're so clueless, it's so cute. I'll ask you later"

Confused look at Hanni, as if you don't know what she meant, but slowly things are coming to your head, it makes sense now, how clingy she was before, how friendly she is to you. She likes you from the start when you two see each other, it's like a gift to her that she found you at the airport.

The last type of massage was shortly cancelled due to a leak in the steam in the room, so they gave you two additional 2 free massages just the normal ones for compensation.

You look at her, thinking she would be mad cause it was postponed but she's happy, for her it was a miracle. No timer for touching each other, and no hot steam that makes you two sweat. She wanted raw, raw hotness from your body touching each other, not a machine making the hot steam, but your lust and love for each other.

You two changed back to your casual outfit, she held your arms much tighter, making sure yours are her. 

"Y/N, I can't wait to see it again"

"Shh, we're still here, people might hear"

"Oh my god, why can't a couple talked about couple things, shh shh, your really is clueless and I really like it"

"Alright, alright, to answer your question, yes you can be my girlfriend but"

"No but, but"

She hugs you, you hug her back tightly. This day is full of wonderful things happening, not only did you travel Vietnam, eat good and lots of food, but you end up with a girlfriend from the country you're visiting.

Walking in the corridor, going to your rooms, she asked, what room you two would want. You replied, hers. She replied, aight bet. 

"Welcome to my room, which looks like yours too, haha. Sorry it's kinda messy, I haven't cleaned. I've slept yesterday"

"Haha, funny were the same, that's why I picked yours cause mine is worst"

"Haha, let's do it now"

"Now?, you don't want to shower first?"

"In the shower?"

"Yes, shower first"

"Okay, let's go"

She striped naked in front of you, as if you two are in a long relationship. She removed each of her cloth naughty and while looking in your eyes. An adrenaline goes to your penis, while looking at her, it makes it hard, creating a bulge in your pants, you adjust to make her see it. 

"Wow, you want to huh"

"No, you want it more"

"Haha, I'll suck you dry"

"Oh really, I'll do it to you too"

Fully naked, she walked towards you, she grabbed her hands and guided it to her cute breast, she chuckled from your touch and it made her seize like your touch electrified her. 

"Please be gentle, this is my first"

"It's my first too Hanni"

"So we're beginner's haha"

"Really beginner's, I don't have a condom on me, so we're lock on toucher each other "

"Huh? locked? wdym locked, fuck me raw, creampie me full, I don't even care anymore, I just want you, your cock in me, please"

"Alright, alright, chill I just don't want things to escalate too quickly"

"Don't bother, I am on pills anyway, I am actually an, no I just have a work that needs us to be on pills"

"Oh, that's neat. I'll make your wish come true then"

After your last word, she grabbed your pants, removing it to expose your big erect penis to her. She was excited, happy, and the smile on her face was apparent.

"Oh my god, yes please I want this cock on me now"

"Wait, open the shower first, I don't want you to smell my smelly penis"

"I don't care, I'll sniff it more"

"Your disgusting, and it's so hot"

"Haha, you're right. That's kinda far now, feel like we're roleplaying or something, let's just fuck you know"

"Yeah, haha, can I see your pussy?"

"Yeah, sorry I haven't shaved yet, didn't expect this to happen in my vacation, and I wasn't expecting to go beaching too"

"It's perfectly fine, it's better anyway hygiene"

You touch her first, making her angry.

"Hey, you touch my pussy first? really"

"Huh, I, sorry, alright, alright you're the pilot"

"Nah its fine but I want to suck your dick first"

"Okay, I'll clean it now"

After you washed your cock, she grabbed it without mentioning it.

"Aw, it hurts, just be gentle"

"Sorry, I'll suck it gently, I promise"

She handjobs you first while having a staring contest at hers, she wanted to see if it would hurt when she went fast, but it did5, it just makes you feel a thing.

"Slow down a bit, I'll gonna cum so fast from that"

"Alright, I'll suck it now"

"Okay"

She kissed your penis first, then slowly put it to her cute mouth. At first it was difficult, her mouth was too small for your penis to enter but slowly she adjusted to your size, you also helped her in making sure everything was going great, and gently.

"Ugh, argh, ugh, gulp"

She was sucking but because neither of you have this experience, it was going slow.

"Um, Hanni, I think your sucking isn't great"

She removed her mouth form you dick to speak 

"Is it?"

"You should gag more, put it more inside of your mouth, like this(showing a picture from the net).

She slapped your phone.

"Are you saying I am not good?"

"Well, no, but maybe, sorry I just want you to experience this fully"

"Okay, I get you, I'll do what in the picture is"

She adjusted more, allowing your length to enter her mouth, your big cock now is full of saliva, and she is gagging from every downshift she does. The scene is magical, a cute girl you just met yesterday is now gagging from your cock. 

"Yes, just like that Hanni, your doing it better now"

"Gag, really" happy Hanni while her mouth is full

You are now reaching your point, you tapped her shoulders to alert her, she winked and shook her head approving your hot cum to shoot in her mouth, not a second after that you shot your cum to her mouth walls, painting it white, marking her as yours.

"Yes, ugh, ugh just like that Hanni, your amazing" 

She swallowed all your cum, and made a smile looking at your tired body.

"Hey, we haven't started the fucking yet, but your tired already, let's shower then go to my bed"

"Okay"

You two showered like a married couple, soaping each other, rubbing each other, making sure every part is clean cause tonight would be the best meal you will be eating. She pissed accidentally while you were soaping her pussy part.

"Oh, sorry I pissed"

"Damn, that's hot, like your pee is not, well actually it is hot to get pissed, the smell though"

"Hmm so you like getting pissed by"

After one last water, you take a towel to give it to her but she grabs you making your bodies touch each other and then rubs the towel to dry you off. After that, she held your hand, and followed her steps to her room. She closed her binds, turned the lights to comfy, and made the bed more presentable.

"It's your turn now" she said

"Okay"

She jumps to the bed, exposing her body to you, you crawl slowly making her excited, she's like the queen bee getting her worker to give what she wants. You first got close to her face.

"You know, we haven't kissed yet"

"Oh god, your right, let's do it"

You get close to her, attempting a normal kiss, but she doesn't do that, she wants to taste you. Exchanging saliva while kissing and sucking her mouth, she also does it. After a solid 5 minutes of sucking each other though. She breaks it.

"Your such a good kisser"

"You too"

Laughing at each other, but while laughing your hands in like a snake, wanting to bite its prey, but in this case the prey is her pussy. She reacted from your touch, making a cute sound of ouch. She nodded to show that she's ready, ready to get plates on, to get divine on, to be feast on. So you slowly head to her pussy, the aroma and smell that you thought would be different, but a love smell is what you experienced. Her grown hair is so cute, it looks better with it. You've already touched it and feel the slimy gooey leaking from it, this is it she's wet not from the shower, but from your touch, you wanted it, you want her soup, you want to lick the tip, the hole, the glory of womanhood. So you work on it, shoving your mouth to her pussy, first in her clitoris, from your research the best way is a star way, from left to the top then to the left, next to the bottom then go back to the left.

"Ugh, hmmm, yes Y/N, eat me like that, savour from me, do you like that baby, yes ughhh"

The noise from her only fuels your lust, so you change your area now to her vagina, it's tight, and you can feel a blockway for her hole, it is said as her hymen, and the one who breaks it is the one who is first. You now changed the tactic from star shape to, licking like it's a nutella jar. Each lick, each suck made her high, as if she could fly in the sky.

"Oh my godddd, why are you good at this, it is ahhhh, true that, ughhh you didn't have, ahhhhh yess right there babe, yes lick that and suck that ughhh, girlfriend before?, oh my god I am cumming, keep is up"

She releases her cum to you, making you suck her more, tasting her love juices which are sweet.

Both of you are satisfied with each other, but it's not done yet. You tossed your body next to her, she hugged you.

"Thank you for this wonderful experience Y/N, this isn't in my vacation plan but thank god it happened" 

"You too, Hanni, I didn't know this would happened, this vacation is really something else, I just wanna spend my day and night with you"

"Please, we should do this everyday now until we both go back"

"I promise Hanni, we will do it every night"

"Thank you Y/N, I fucking love you, sorry for my language, can we fuck now"

"No worries, I don't mind it. We can if you want"

After your last words, she gets up, recharges like a fast charge phone. She towers you in the bed, putting her body to yours in a riding position.

"Is this a good position, search it up"

"Yes, I want to see you, and I want to kiss you while we're fucking"

"That's sounds hot, I'll put it in now, please be gentle with me"

"I promise Hanni, I'll be gentle"

This wasn't the case, from the very first move, Hanni was rough, immediately breaking her hymen and screaming like she got stabbed in a good way.

"Oh my godd, yesss fuck me like that"

"Wait, Hanni your too rough"

"I can't help it, break me Y/N, make me your cumdumped, fuck me both holes"

She's mind breaking already, just from one insert of your cock to her, she would obey what you do, and everything she says is what you're doing. 

"Ugh, ugh, their hit me their, yes"

"God damn Hanni, I wanna fuck you to the brim so hard"

"Please Y/N, please make it happen"

The fucking if fucking, same position but both of you now is working towards the same goal, breaking each other to the top. Making a mess, like a tornado has come by. Every trust you gave, she gave back, every move you make, she moves back, the gentleness from both of you isn't showing, then a couple more moves both of you are now reaching your point.

"Y/N, I am gonna cum"

"Hanni, me too"

"Let's do it together"

"Alright"

"Ughhhh yes Y/N, fill me fill me fill me"

"Hanni your squeezing me so hard, ughhh Yes"

Cumming to each other was a great pleasure, but after it you both slammed to the bed, she was on top of you.

"This is amazing Hanni, I can't wait to do it again and again and again"

"Again and again, yess I love you so much"

"I love you too"

The night ends with both of you exchanging love notes, kissing each other's forehead but you're not done yet.

"Hanni, I have a question"

"Yes babe, what it is"

"Are you the Hanni from Newjeans?"

The end.

A/N: Wrote this while Wifi was gone so bare the wrong grammars lol, btw check my other story staring Hanni too in AFF link in my bio, would also post this story there, thanks! A/N: If my Wifi stops again, I might write another, who knows maybe I'll continue this story.

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Friends Don't || Chapter 3

Summary: Bob Floyd has been your best friend for almost a decade, ever since he quietly agreed to tutor you in college. The two of you have spent years chasing each other around the globe – Bob as a WSO, you as a travel blogger. You’ve always been the anywhere-but-here girl, and he’s been your rock. But when a surprise diagnosis threatens to crumble your picture-perfect life, you’re on the first flight back to San Diego, desperate to put down roots for the first time. Will Bob finally have it in him to admit that you could be the love of his life? What will he say when he finds out the secret you’ve been skillfully hiding from him? Or worse, what if he doesn’t find out until it’s too late? 

Pairing: Robert “Bob” Floyd x OC [Reid] 

Tropes: Friends to lovers

Warnings: Cursing, angst, alcohol

WC: 2.8K

Series masterlist here; previous chapter here; next chapter here

You met Denver when Bob got stationed at Lemoore. You had still been living in New Orleans, planning your move up to San Francisco, but it was taking a while because the magazine had you doing an Asia tour: Vietnam, Laos, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Nepal. 

On your way back from Tokyo, you stopped in San Francisco to do some apartment hunting, before renting a car and driving down to Lemoore to visit Bob. 

He was still a newer member on the team; everyone but Denver had been there for years. They were a knit family, and he was the odd one out. But at least he had her. 

“You’re going to love her,” Bob said. He was teeming with excitement. Seeing him happy made you happy. You knew that he hadn’t quite fit in at Newport, his station before Lemoore. You knew that he desperately wanted to be part of a team. 

And he had found that with Denver. 

The bar was crowded. And hot. You were wearing a tiny tank top and a pair of denim shorts, not much of a going out outfit but Bob had insisted the two of you go straight to the bar so you could meet his friends. 

Bob weaved through the packed bar, his hand warm in yours, over toward one side of the curved wooden bar. You spotted the familiar khaki outfits that screamed military. Bob raised his free hand excitedly in a wave and you smiled up at him. 

“Hey guys,” he said, and a few of the khaki uniforms turned. Their eyes shamelessly rolled over you, and your hand in Bob’s, jaws going slack. 

“Floyd,” one of them, a classically attractive guy with a broad jawline, said. “Who’s the girl?” 

“Reid,” you said, sticking out one hand, keeping your left firmly in Bob’s. You shook his hand. 

“Harvard,” he said. 

You squinted. Another guy, even more ridiculously handsome, sidled up behind him. “I’m Fritz.”

You nodded. The other two were Omaha and Yale. The callsigns went in one ear and out the other. You were notoriously bad with names. 

And then you heard a small voice, like a delicate bird. “Stop drooling all over her, fuckheads. She’s way too hot for any of you.” 

All eyes turned to the right. A tiny redhead was making her way over to the group, her hands full of beer bottles. She handed one to Omaha and then another to Bob. Finally, her piercing green eyes landed on you and she smiled, holding out the remaining beer bottle. “You must be Sunny.” 

You grinned. “I am. You must be Denver.” 

“Sure hope so, otherwise I’m wearing someone else’s uniform.”

You laughed and took the beer, sipping it carefully. You watched Bob’s face light up as he spoke to the pilot. The casual way she put her hand on his forearm. How easy and light they were together. The way his eyes tracked her across the room. How she always brought him back into the conversation where he might have fallen out of it. 

For the rest of the night you snuck glances at the two of them. And for the first time you saw what Bob looked like when he was in love. 

“Hey.” Fritz approached you from your right, leaning against the wall where you had your butt pressed, staring out across the bar at Bob and Denver. 

“Hi,” you replied, taking a swig from the gin and tonic in your hand. You were tipsy, edging on drunk. 

Fritz followed your gaze. “They’re good together, don’t you think?” 

You nodded. “Yeah, they are. Never seen him like that before.” 

“Like what?” 

“So happy,” you replied. “Carefree.” The two of you watched as Bob laughed at something Denver said, her eyes sparkling as she faced him. 

“He looked pretty damn happy when he told us you were coming,” Fritz said. 

You shook your head. “Nothing like that.” 

Fritz moved slightly closer and you looked up at him with a smile. 

“Live nearby?” you asked. 

He grinned. “In fact, I do.” 

You took his hand, weaving through the crowd toward where Bob was standing near the bar next to Denver and Yale. “Bobby?” you said softly, raising a hand and pressing it to his upper arm. 

He turned around with a smile. “Hey Sunny, where’d you go?” 

You looked up at Fritz. “Just got another drink. I, uh, think we’re gonna head out. Can I call you tomorrow, get a ride back to your place?” 

He frowned. “Are you sure?” 

You felt Fritz’s hand slide into the back pocket of your jeans, fingers gripping the swell of your ass. “Yeah, I’m sure.” 

Bob looked between you and Fritz with narrowed eyes. “Sunny? Gonna ask you one more time, darlin’, are you sure?” 

You nodded then leaned up and kissed his cheek, letting your hand fall from his arm. “See you tomorrow, Bobby.” 

You let Fritz’s hand migrate to your low back, guiding you out of the bar and into the humid California night. You weren’t sure why, but it took everything you had not to turn around and take one last look at Bob before you walked out the door. 

Bob looked up at Denver with angry eyes. 

“I shouldn’t have let her go. She’s been here twelve hours, she has no idea where she is. Fritz is a goddamn stranger to her.”

“Reid can do what she wants, Floyd,” Denver said, leaning her small arm against the bar. “She’s a grown woman. Besides, Fritz is a puppy dog. You don’t have anything to worry about.” 

He shook his head. “I’m going after her.” He put his glass of seltzer down and started to walk toward the door when Denver grabbed him, yanking him back shockingly hard for such a small person. 

“Floyd! Snap out of it man. She isn’t yours.” 

“Yes, she is. She’s my responsibility, don’t you get that? I brought her here.”

Harvard shook his head. “Fuck, man, you’re down bad for her aren’t you?” 

Bob squinted his eyes. “Don’t know what you’re talking about.” 

Harvard laughed. “See, I always thought you had a thing for Denver over here. But apparently you’re just the nerd in love with the hot girl next door. And she ditched you the first chance she got.”

Bob felt like his eyes were going to pop out of his head. He lunged forward, but Denver grabbed his arm. “Come on, let’s get some air, Floyd.” 

He let her yank him out onto the back patio of the bar, anger already starting to pool in his stomach. 

“Is it because of Fritz, or is it because she left with anyone but you?”

Bob shook his head, taking a deep breath. “Please, Denver, just drop it.” 

“No. I won’t drop it. Tell me the truth. What is it about her that has you so wound up, ready to fucking combust?”

Bob sighed. “It’s just been me and Reid for a long time, OK? It’s a hard dynamic to change. That’s all, I promise.”

Her green eyes scanned his face. “You wouldn’t lie to me, would you Robert?” she asked softly, stepping closer. 

Bob raised his eyes to hers. “No, Sarah. I wouldn’t lie to you.” 

She nodded, lips pursed in a tight line. The two of them stood side by side, leaning against the railing of the patio, staring off into the distance in silence.

***

You hadn’t meant for it to happen, but somehow you ended up hosting a pizza night at the house as a way to repay the team for helping to unbox all your stuff that had finally arrived from Brooklyn, along with all of the new items you had purchased that had shown up on the doorstep, much to Bob’s dismay. 

The two of you arrived home one night to no less than twenty boxes from Crate & Barrel on the front porch. Bob turned to you with wide eyes and you gave him a small shrug across the middle console of the car, hopping out to examine the boxes. 

“Sunny,” he said, exasperated. “I said yes to redecorating. But what on Earth? Did you buy the whole store or what?” 

“Hate to break it to you, honey,” you said, opening the door and scooting the nearest box inside. “But your house? Your stuff? It’s depressing.” 

“I’m offended,” he said, following after you with a box in his arms. 

“No you’re not,” you replied. “And if you are, you’ll get over it when you see how much cute shit I got for us.” 

Bob groaned, digging in his pocket. 

“What are you doing?” 

“Calling in backup,” he said, hitting a button and lifting the phone to his ear. “Rooster? Yeah, can you and Hangman and Phoenix come over? Bring Coyote. Reid bought all this stuff and we’re never going to be able to unload it all ourselves.” He paused, nodding. “Yeah, we’ll buy you guys dinner.” 

He clicked off the phone and you laughed, already headed to your room to change into athletic clothing. “Remember that you love me!” you called from down the hall. 

“How could I ever forget?” Bob replied, shaking his head and grabbing a box cutter from the top drawer in the kitchen. 

That was how you found yourself sitting on the floor in the middle of Bob’s kitchen unwrapping a set of Estelle colored wine glasses and handing them to Phoenix, who was carefully placing them in a cabinet. 

In the living room, Rooster and Hangman were fighting over the instructions for the media center that you had ordered, while Bob was chatting with Coyote as he built a coffee table. 

You handed a blue stemless wine glass to Phoenix who took it with a smile. “So, how are you liking San Diego?” 

You shrugged. “It’s alright. I like the beach nearby.” 

“Bob said you’ve lived all over the place.” 

You nodded. “Yeah, I’ve bounced around a lot. I did New Orleans, Seattle, Austin, SF, London, Barcelona. Most recently I was in Greenpoint.” 

Phoenix put one hand on her slim hip. “Can I ask you a question?” 

“Of course.” 

“Why here, then? Sounds like you’ve lived in the best cities in the US, maybe even the world. So why the hell would you want to move to San Diego?” 

You looked out over into the living room. “It’s the only place where I can see him every day.” 

Phoenix raised an eyebrow as you stood up from the floor, dusting off your knees with your hands. “Bradshaw is gonna ask you out. Even got a blessing from Floyd.” 

You turned to her. “Bob said yes?” 

She nodded. “Wasn’t too convincing, but he said Bradshaw was free to do whatever he liked. So just keep an eye out. He’s a good guy, Rooster. You could do worse.” 

You ducked down, opening a new box to reveal a set of ivory plates. “I’m not really looking to date right now.” 

“Anyone, or does that just apply to Rooster?”

“You two gossiping about me?” Bradley appeared in your field of vision, guzzling from a water bottle on the counter. He set it down and wiped his mouth, revealing a wide grin. 

You looked at Phoenix with panic and she cleared her throat. “Was just telling Reid here that you’re a sore loser because Hangman beat you at darts last week.” 

“Fuck, it was one time!” Rooster tossed his hands up and his genuine nature made you laugh. He dropped his hands and smiled. “Listen, Reid, if you’re not busy tomorrow, I’d love to take you to dinner.” 

You hesitated. What you had told Phoenix wasn’t a lie. You moved to San Diego to spend time with Bob. It wasn’t about a new crop of potential suitors. But the way that Bradley was smiling down at you, and the broadness of his shoulders, and the air in the kitchen, all had you nodding. “Sure,” you said softly. “I’d love to.” 

Bradley smiled so wide it threatened to split his face in half. “Great. I’ll pick you up here, say seven thirty?” 

You nodded. The rest of the night was spent unpacking boxes, you and Phoenix largely sequestered to the kitchen. Hangman and Rooster finally stopped yelling at each other long enough to get the black wood and cane media console set up and you watched with a grin as all four men argued about how exactly the tv should be set up. 

At the end of the night, you swept the empty pizza boxes into a trash bag and followed everyone out into the driveway to say goodbye, dumping the trash inside the can near the garage door. 

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” you said lightly to Bradley and he stepped closer, kissing your cheek softly.

“See you tomorrow Reid.” 

He walked away and you heard Jake huff to himself, muttering under his breath, “What does fucking Bradshaw have that I don’t?” 

You smirked to yourself, waving to Phoenix as she got in her truck, before heading back inside. In the kitchen, Bob was wiping down the counter, placing the last beer can in the recycling. 

“Good work tonight,” you said, looking around with your hands crossed over your chest. You still had some boxes to unpack and you were lacking a dining room table, but the living room was practically brand new. 

Bob shook his head. “You didn’t have to do this, Sunny.” 

“Um, I kind of did if I didn’t want to live in a frat basement for a house.” 

“It wasn’t that bad.” “Whatever you need to tell yourself.” You slipped past him, opening the fridge and pulling out a water bottle. “Alright, I’m gonna take a shower and head to bed. Goodnight.” 

You started down the hall when Bob’s voice stopped you. “Are you really going out with Bradley tomorrow?”

You turned. Bob stood in the middle of the hallway, his hands in his pockets. There was an air around him that you couldn’t place. You nodded. “Yeah, I am. Phoenix said you told Bradley it was OK to ask me out.” 

Bob grunted, turning around and heading for the kitchen, breaking down a cardboard box in frustrated silence. 

You followed him back into the kitchen, one hand on your hip. “Bobby? Are you mad? Do you not want me to date your colleague, is that what this is about?” 

“You always do this, Reid,” he said, shaking his head. There was something unnerving about Bob calling you by your first name. It was always Sunny, honey, darlin’, sweetheart. Never Reid. 

“Do what?” 

Bob looked up. “You leave a trail of men everywhere we go, Reid. I get it. You’re the anywhere-but-here girl. But you have to realize that you can’t do that this time. This is my life you’re walking into. You’re meeting my friends, living in my house. You told me you were settling down this time. But you’re still acting like the same Reid as before.” 

“And who exactly is that?” you demanded, crossing your arms over your chest. 

Bob let out a frustrated sigh. “I don’t want to do this right now.” 

“You started this,” you practically shouted. “So fucking end it, Bobby. How am I acting?”

“You’re doing what you always do!” he yelled. “You’re acting like the Reid that fucks any guy that’s halfway decent to you. And then you run away before it can become anything more than a one night stand because you’re fucking terrified of having to stay and owning up to responsibility for the first time in your life. You just steamroll over everyone and everything, have your fun and then you’re gone. And you’ve always been like that. But this time you don’t get to just flit off to Mexico or Sweden or Croatia and send me a little gift basket and act like it never happened. This time you’re fucking with the people in my life, Reid, and it will have consequences. For once can you care about someone other than yourself and look at the situation and realize that what you do impacts me, too?”

The two of you stood, frozen, in the kitchen. The tension in the air was palpable. You could count on one hand the number of fights you and Bob had gotten into over the last nine years. 

This was one of them. 

Your eyes were locked on Bob’s blue ones. You watched as his face fell. As the realization of what he had just said washed over his familiar face. 

“Sunny,” he murmured, stepping closer and you shook your head, backing away. 

“No.” You whispered it, but there was venom laced in the word. “Don’t you dare try and take that back,” you added. “Because you can’t.” 

“Honey, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said it.” 

You whipped around, practically jogging down the hall toward the stairs at the front of the house. 

“Reid!” 

You climbed the stairs, two at a time, and slammed the door to your room, locking it behind you, sliding down against the back of the door onto the ground in a heap. 

You hated fighting with Bob. But this time, what you hated the most was that he was right. 

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Vietnam Voyage: Creating Memories - A Family Journey through Vietnam

Vietnam, a country steeped in history, brimming with natural beauty, and adorned with warm hospitality, is an ideal destination for a family adventure. From bustling cities to serene countryside, Vietnam offers a diverse tapestry of experiences that will leave your family with cherished memories for years to come.

Hanoi: A Symphony of Old and New

Our journey began in the heart of Vietnam, in the capital city of Hanoi. The old quarter, with its narrow streets and ancient temples, juxtaposes harmoniously with the modern skyline. The whole family was captivated by the Water Puppet Theatre, where colorful puppets danced on a stage that seemed to float on water. It was a delightful introduction to Vietnam's rich cultural heritage.

Halong Bay: A Maritime Fairytale

A short drive from Hanoi led us to the ethereal Halong Bay. A cruise through this UNESCO World Heritage site felt like sailing through a living painting. The limestone karsts, cloaked in lush greenery, rose majestically from the emerald waters. Our children were wide-eyed with wonder, and we couldn't help but be entranced by the sheer beauty that surrounded us.

Hue: Imperial Grandeur and History Lessons

Heading south, we arrived in Hue, the former imperial capital. The sprawling complex of the Imperial City transported us back in time. Our guide regaled us with stories of emperors and dynasties, while the kids were wide-eyed at the scale and opulence of it all. The Forbidden Purple City, shrouded in mystery, was a particular highlight.

Hoi An: Lantern-Lit Magic

Hoi An, with its lantern-lit streets and charming architecture, cast a spell on our family. The ancient town is a testament to the fusion of cultures that Vietnam has embraced over the centuries. We spent blissful evenings strolling along the river, watching the colorful lanterns float by, and sampling delectable local cuisine in the bustling night markets.

Danang: Adventures by the Coast

A short drive from Hoi An brought us to Danang, a coastal city with a vibrant energy. The Marble Mountains provided an exhilarating climb for the kids, offering panoramic views of the coastline. My heart raced as we descended into the hidden grottoes and caves, each with its own mystical allure.

Ho Chi Minh City: A Metropolis in Motion

Our journey culminated in the bustling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon. The energy of this city is infectious, and we explored its vibrant markets, historic landmarks, and modern skyscrapers. The War Remnants Museum provided a somber yet essential history lesson for the whole family, underscoring the resilience and strength of the Vietnamese people.

Mekong Delta: Life on the Water

A visit to the Mekong Delta revealed a way of life deeply intertwined with the river's ebbs and flows. We navigated through narrow waterways, passing stilted houses and floating markets. The kids were fascinated by the hustle and bustle of trading boats, and we marveled at the resourcefulness of the delta's inhabitants.

Reflections and Gratitude

As we boarded our flight back home, our hearts were filled with gratitude for the experiences we shared as a family in Vietnam. From cultural immersion to natural wonders, this journey had left an indelible mark on each one of us. We had forged memories that would forever bind us together, and Vietnam had been the gracious host to our family's voyage of a lifetime.

[xinchaotour]

11 Days of Enchanting Vietnam & Angkor Wat Adventure

Explore the wonders of Southeast Asia with Xinchao Private Tours' 11-day package to Vietnam and Angkor Wat. Immerse yourself in the rich culture of Vietnam, from bustling Hanoi to serene Halong Bay, then journey to Cambodia's iconic Angkor Wat. Unforgettable experiences await on this extraordinary adventure with Xinchao Private Tours.

[fresh-depression-soup]

No one believes in aliens. Heck, even I don’t particularly have an opinion. But, there are facts that we should be aware of and that line-up suspiciously.

For instance, my family has a long history in military work dating back to the Founding Fathers themselves, more recently being in the Air Force. My great uncle was in the same unit as President George Bush Sr. in WWII, my dad’s dad and stepdad and my grandpa were Air Force during WWII and Vietnam, and mom’s dad was in New Mexico as one of the soldiers helping test the first atom bomb. It is truly astounding how far back family history takes you, how far it shows your blood has been. My dad has been around the country during his youth while his dad and stepdad were active duty, consequently seeing quite more of the U.S. than is probably available to the general public. He has recalled to my siblings and I exactly once, and in careful detail, of an event we are only privy to through accident. My dad’s mom’s side of the family lived in New Mexico during one of the most curious possible alien sightings, by circumstance of a family member being in service nearby at the time.

Roswell, New Mexico, is a place of great debate.

All I can say is that we have accounts, handed down to me by just two generations of family, that witnessed the most infamous day that birthed the phenomena of UFO sightings. But, is unidentified really true? The event is disregarded in history as a military balloon so why would the flying object be unidentified?

Perhaps it is unidentified because we do not actually know where it came from. If the first hand accounts sneakily passed through generations are anything to be believed, then aliens are just as real a possibility as imaginable. Nothing is concrete of course, the accounts have had plenty of time to be embellished through time, but even the bare bones picture of what is painted shows something similar to a worldwide cover up by the United States government.

It sounds crazy, because it is. But also my family is not the type to joke, especially when you talk about my dad’s mom’s side.

From the stories, my family saw snippets of the craft that was taken by far, far too many government vehicles and guarded by an unreasonable amount of local and national police. If this was “just a weather balloon,” it must have been a hell of an important one. Also, the recovered wreckage that was seen in transport was incredibly advanced and sleek, nothing that my family had ever seen before from test sites.

On its own, these circumstances are suspicious but not enough to make any declaration with.

So I will add the statements of my own father, who in the late 1970s or early 1980s, was with his parents going through a military facility in Ohio. They were there for a tour of sorts of the portions of the facility open to the public. My father, being young, dumb, and curious, snuck off from the group and wandered into the part of the facility top secret to anyone except the high ranking military staff. He had taken a staircase down a few floors and eventually ran into another museum kind of room - except it was filled with alien artifacts.

It has been long enough my father does not remember everything that was in the room, but he vividly remembers seeing pieces of smooth metal in thick, glass display cases titled, “Recovered Alien Craft from Roswell, NM.” My father was found soon after he made it into that room and was escorted out of the building with his parents, and sworn under NDAs they signed before going in, they can never publicly talk about anything they saw in the facility.

I’m starting to wonder now if that was a bad idea.

As I stare at the national news channel, witness to the live feed of alien starships sending smaller fighters across the world, I can’t help but wonder if secrecy was worth this. I can’t help but wonder if the world knew the truth my father whispered to me two decades ago, if it would become this bad this fast. I can’t help but wonder what better ways we could have defended ourselves if our oh so righteous government would have warned us of our apocalypse.

This is not the battle we thought we would face, but humanity has always reveled in war.

So we took up arms, our differences unceremoniously shoved in the corner. Humanity, for the first time in millenia, issued a state of peace with each other worldwide. Of course, we still had our differences at home, but faced with an invading trans-galactic force that harnessed light travel while we were cavemen, we United.

We didn’t know until long later when sharing stories with other intergalactic species, but the invaders had been torturing the sectors of space nearest to us for longer than lived memory. Their official species title was Xakkiel, when translated to human tongue, but well. In the early days we fought back from every corner.

We nicknamed them The Imperial Khans.

On the early warfronts, humanity was scattered and uncoordinated mostly. But then, leaders arose. It actually didn’t surprise the world too much about where these resistance leaders came from. Each of them had the same drawl, the same will, and the same vicious instinct. In these early days, interplanetary communication was hard to come by because most satellites were destroyed by the Xakkiel, but word of mouth threw the stories far and wide, encouraging other resistance pockets. From the depths of America, stories of the Rednecks prevailed.

The Rednecks went out to their hunting gear and dragged out every single weapon they owned, whether rifles, handguns, knives, even a few swords and medieval armor sets from history lovers. These were distributed among unarmed friends and family and from there, the world grew hope. Stories of camo-covered snipers, wiping out entire Xakkiel units dispatched through the Appalachians and the forests of the Deep South, stories of ambushes from hand-to-hand combat proficient humans, and one notable story of Xakkiels running across bear families and being mauled.

The Imperial Khans grew to be scared of the thick accents of some humans, of rugged, sunburnt skin, of the sound of shotguns cocking.

Humans went from laughing or being fascinated by the idea of aliens, to beheading them.

We don’t “believe” in aliens anymore. We despise them. We chase them through our backyards and lose pieces of ourselves in the process, but for every human that lost a limb, a Xakkiel lost its life. Other species are fighting back against the oppression of the Xakkiels now too. They heard through the stars of a soft bodied, yet determined and unbreakable race that was invaded and continued still, breaking the spirits of those who began the invasion.

Humans have banded together with broken Xakkiel craft and fixed it, using them to chase the invaders out of our solar system and others. Now we are the aliens - except we save the universe instead of destroying it.

[mileapo]

EXCLUSIVE: Dior Names Thai Stars Apo and Mile as New Ambassadors

PARIS — With K-pop stars securing several high profile ambassadorships recently, Dior is looking farther afield in Asia for new faces to represent the brand’s menswear.

The luxury house has tapped Thai actors Nattawin Wattanagitiphat, better known as Apo, and Phakphum Romsaithong, nicknamed Mile, as its newest men’s ambassadors for the country.

“Apo and Mile are very cool guys. I really love their attitude and I think they are the perfect ambassadors to represent Dior,” menswear creative director Kim Jones told WWD.

“The duo has established a special friendship with the house, where both embody the Dior style and spirit locally and worldwide,” the company added.

“I am over the moon to join the Dior family as a house ambassador. Dior is such an iconic brand with rich history and timeless style, so I am excited to be a part of the family,” Mile said.

“Dior is a brand that I have always admired. I am honored to be a part of the Dior family,” added Apo.

The two costar in the mafia-set romantic drama “KinnPorsche.” The series has secured a global fan base for the young actors, and sparked a five-city Asia tour to Singapore; Seoul; Manila, Philippines; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Taipei, Taiwan, based on its popularity.

Each has more than 3.5 million followers on Instagram.

Thailand is a key emerging market for luxury brands, projected to be worth $4.6 billion in 2023. It is forecast to grow 5.6 percent annually through 2028.

Jones will show his latest collection for Dior on Friday.

[highway80stories]

Listen/purchase: Water Fountains by Highway 80 Stories

During Mike Broussard’s early childhood, his family lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, but later he moved to Vivian where he owned a business and lived out the remainder of his life. The experience described in this song, when Mike was twelve years old, affected his attitude towards race relations from then on. One of the oldest movie theaters in Shreveport was The Strand. It had different entrances for blacks and whites and water fountains marked for the different races, as well. During the ’60s, most southern cities had two simultaneous phenomena: demographically a significant percentage of the population was African-American (Shreveport was about 60% black) and as a consequence whites and blacks unofficially interacted a lot. The other aspect was a policy of official segregation. This manifested itself in a myriad of ways beyond the obvious, e.g. separate drinking fountains and different entrances to movie theaters. However, relationships between whites and blacks could be warm and friendly despite official segregation. Into the demographic mix were other ingredients. Louisiana had a relatively large number of Italian Americans, mostly Sicilians. These immigrants also experienced some discrimination, and in general did not share the otherwise pervasive white attitudes about African-Americans. When Mike Broussard served in Vietnam he met an African-American from Detroit, D.W. Washington, and they became life-long friends. Mike and D.W. talked about their plans when their tours were over, and D.W. went back to Vivian with Mike and they operated a filling station and auto repair shop for more than forty years. D.W. was Mike’s closest friend. © 2019 Frank David Leone, Jr./Highway 80 Music (ASCAP). The songs and stories on the Highway 80 Stories website are works of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. 

[defensive-tactics]

God Bless all the Vietnam Veterans and their families. My Dad fought over there for three tours. Go Army! 😊 Respect to you all.