On an island known for its pearls, it makes sense you would find luxury accommodation named The Shells Resort & Spa Phu Quoc. The beachfront resort made the perfect backdrop for this post featuring one take on a relaxed beach style. Not much says island style like white linen shirt and seersucker pants are a great way […]
Since moving to Vietnam the only style of beer I’d been able to get my hands on were pale lagers. That all changed when I read about Quan Ut Ut in a magazine at the doctor’s office. I might say that was the best doctor’s visit I’ve ever had. I’d been looking for an IPA. Unfortunately, they didn’t […]
While I’d often rather be wearing a sport coat and tie, sometimes it just doesn’t make sense. Sometimes you feel like foregoing even the short-sleeve button-down shirt and throwing on a t-shirt. Over the past months in Vietnam I’ve come to particularly enjoy wearing a Budweiser t-shirt I purchased shortly before moving abroad. This post […]
Hoi An, Vietnam is a city well-known for it’s many tailors. I recently visited a friend in this beautiful city whose father happens to also be a tailor. While there I had a suit, sport coat and vest made for myself. When going to a tailor in Hoi An, or anywhere in Vietnam for that […]
Since WWII, men have been carrying the Dopp kit. Named after Charles Doppelt, owning a Dopp kit has become a right of passage into manhood. Doppelt supplied these bags to GIs during the second world war and the rest is history. There are really only six things to consider when choosing the right Dopp kit […]
If you’re looking for the 1997 movie 8 Heads in a Duffle Bag then you’re in the wrong place; try IMDb instead. On the other hand, if you’re looking to find that perfect duffel bag to stuff full of heads (or other travel necessities) then you are definitely in the right place. The origin of the […]
So you’re all suited and booted, getting ready for that trip to Europe you’ve been planning for the last three months. Dapper you, clad in your new tropical wool sport coat, favorite pair of jeans, and those double monk straps that fit your feet like a glove. Strapped around your wrist is your go-to travel […]