The great thing of being a chef is that you
have the opportunity to travel. You can basically work all over the world.
People need to eat and there always need to be someone to cook that food for
them. It is as simple as that. Our profession will never die out, not in a
million years.

I have been travelling, since I was 21 years
old. I have met tons of people from all walks of life, from all kind of
different backgrounds, from different cultures and continents. It just has been
an amazing journey so far for the past 26 years.

When you work and travel that much you are
constantly building up a huge network. If you want you can make as many friends
as you like.

I always stayed in touch with some of my
previous colleagues. Over the years these colleagues turned into some really
good friends. We know where we are and what the other person is up to.

Now I have visited one of these good friends. His name is Benny. Benny is a chef from Malaysia. I worked with him twice over the past 10 years. Benny was placed in Singapore, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, and Myanmar and now in Vietnam. He as well traveled a lot.

Chef Benny was employed for companies such as Wyndham Grand, Raffles Hotels, Shangri-La Hotels and Pan Pacific. His extensive experience and great personality make him an absolute asset to any company who values professionalism as highlighted in this teammate.

Benny invited me to visit him here in Cam Ranh
near Nha Trang in Vietnam, a fabulous beach city at the South China Sea. Since
I wanted to travel to Vietnam anyway I thought it would be a great opportunity
to catch up with him.

And so I did. I booked my flight and hopped
onto the next plane. When I arrived I was amazed about this place. Everything
is clean and organized. The infrastructure is fantastic. There are proper
roads. Huge resort hotels are being built here as I write this. This place is
booming. The city is untypical for Vietnam, everything is new.

Chef Benny invited me to stay at Duyan Ha
Resort, the place where he works. Duyen Ha Resort Cam Ranh, a non-smoking resort with a premier
location on one of the most gorgeous beaches in the area and stunning views of
Cam Ranh, this lifestyle 5 star beach resort offers a feast for the senses.

I really appreciate Benny’s care. I enjoyed a lot with him. What are friends for right?!

This is one of the great benefits when you have friends all over the world. You can travel and they take care of you. I would do the same in return and have done so. This is when all this hard work suddenly starts to pay off. These are the great moments of our career.

Yesterday, Benny showed me around Nha Trang.
This city is stunning. Again, it is very clean and hotels and high risers are
popping up all over the place. Many tourists are coming from Russia, China and
Korea.

People are more and more discovering Vietnam
for their travel. It was definitely the right decision to come here from what I
have seen so far. Nha Trang is very affordable and it has lots of beaches and
mountains. This city is a beautiful place. My expectations have been exceeded.

Well, as for me, I decided to stick around for a while and keep catching up with Benny…

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