The start of a dream?

Harbormaster · Apr 8, 2025

What a cool project! Count me in when all done!

pdxleaf · Apr 8, 2025

Awful lot of balancing on small beams way up in the air.

It's amazing to see all the construction needed to just do the construction, setting up the rails up the mountain, etc... pretty cool.

karlenko123 · Apr 13, 2025

I'm Vietnamese, and may I ask what island this is? This seems so awesome!

Barking mad · Apr 14, 2025

vintage hab
Congrats on your project! I'm curious about the roof waterproofing material. It almost looks like it's one piece and they rolled it out. How are those roofs made?

Hi,
It is a bitumen type material that comes in sheets a meter long or three feet three inches with half being self adhesive and the other half nailed.

Barking mad · Apr 14, 2025

Hi,
The island is Hon Son, take the ferry from Rach Gia.

Barking mad · Apr 24, 2025

Been a pretty productive couple of weeks..

Barking mad · May 15, 2025

Making steady progress, suspect four or five months to go.

Barking mad · Jul 14, 2025

Conscious that it has been a couple of months since the last update. Things have been moving along and inching closer to a finish date. My wife likes to think two or three months where I am at four or five.

Finally got started on the front section and what will be the minimart..

Started the internals on the two double story villas..

Roofs completed..

And lining underway..

Preparing for the suspended concrete slab over the minimart..

It was a long day..

Stair way completed where it could be..

Glass going in and what a difference it adds to the feel..

Barking mad · Jul 14, 2025

Part 2
Watch that last step😳

Starting to look kind of complete..

Getting ready to raise the frame for the cafe and lounge bar..

And we’re away..

vbrad26 · Jul 14, 2025

This has been so awesome to watch come together!
There will be a big OF launch event...right? lol

pdxleaf · Jul 14, 2025

Out of serene natural beauty comes chaos and out of chaos comes order. It's amazing to see the different type of construction. So much wood, and hard wood. The last couple pictures especially, dumping the big pile and framing with it. It's exhausting just looking at the photos. That's a lot of work. Pretty amazing.

BPD · Jul 14, 2025

Wow, wow, wow! This is looking incredible and thank you for providing all of us with the updates!

So cool to see the progression of this and I am so hyped to see this in person once you are officially opened for business!

hansaboy · Jul 14, 2025

BPD
Wow, wow, wow! This is looking incredible and thank you for providing all of us with the updates!

So cool to see the progression of this and I am so hyped to see this in person once you are officially opened for business!

Once again - thanks for sharing!
👍👍👍

if i remember correctly - your place is in the Rach Gia Bay?

Barking mad · Jul 14, 2025

hansaboy
Once again - thanks for sharing!
👍👍👍

if i remember correctly - your place is in the Rach Gia Bay?

Here you go😊

hansaboy · Jul 14, 2025

Thanks Mate!
Going to Vietnam Dec/Jan for some sight seeing!
But we are actually focusing around the Bien Dong side, and also around Ho Chi Minh.

I might PM you in the future for some info and tips if that is ok?

Barking mad · Sep 17, 2025

Time for an update, things still progressing but in island time😉

The doors, all made on site..

The main front building which will comprise of a minimart on the lower level, cafe on the middle level and lounge/bar on the top..

Wiring for top level of two story villas..

We have lights😊

Toilet delivery..

Barking mad · Sep 17, 2025

Tiling and timber work for the minimart..

Fencing..

Barking mad · Sep 17, 2025

Two story villas looking nearly complete but not really🥴

Barking mad · Nov 11, 2025

Yesterday marked twelve months from starting construction. It has been an up and down journey with a number of unique challenges, primarily me having to communicate all in Vietnamese and trying to convince them I am not crazy for wanting it how I want it.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my sponsors Jim Beam plus a number of other bourbons, Saigon Special beer and Panadol Extra.

A quick pictorial view of the last twelve months..