I was going for a long walk down the main drag in mui ne and found the highly recommended spa I had been reading about. I realized I didn't have enough cash on me so I had a motorbike taxi scoot me back to my luxury apartment, wait for me, and then drive me back - all for 2 bucks.
Armed with $32 I did the 2.5 hour package - deep tissue massage, facial, and mani/pedi. I asked them to do it in 2 hours so I could make it to yoga in time.. and they were happy to accommodate. however, this meant getting a facial while getting a deep tissue massage. I lay on my back getting my legs beaten up (yes I love that kind of a massage) while my face was gently rubbed and cleansed. it was ridiculous. I had a hard time keeping a straight face... and I'm sure they did too. at one point my face was wrapped in aloe while someone is making the lower half of my body do acrobatics (ie stretching was part of the massage). I should have had them take a picture.
after my mani/pedi dried.. I thanked the team of four people for making me beautiful and getting me out on time. tipping isn't expected and I tipped them 20% because honestly.. they deserved it... then walked to yoga with my bright pink nails.
said goodbye to the beach and headed back to the madness of ho chi minh... where the smell of shit and sound of horns and motorbikes fills the air. wonderful.
had such a bad headache checking into my (supposedly) five star hotel. took me three hours to get them to sort things out - but in the end I'm comfortably setup in the 'governor suite'. No it doesn't make sense that I have two bathrooms and a separate living room... but my room is right next to the gym. so in my head it makes sense.
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