Merge pull request #462 from willtheorangeguy/reviews

Reviews

Author: willtheorangeguy

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+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: GitHub Mobile's Low Data Usage
+postSlug: github-mobile-low-data-usage
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - today-i-learned
+    - development
+description: Today I learned that GitHub Mobile uses very little data.
+---
+
+I am currently making my way through the amazingly beautiful countryside of Vietnam, and as part of that journey, I find myself spending a lot of time on long distance bus transportation. Since cellular data is super cheap in Southeast Asia, I have been able to use my phone and laptop quite a bit while on the go, and have been accomplishing some small tasks when I otherwise should be sleeping...
+
+One of these tasks was moving a lot of my notes for blog post ideas from the Notes app on my iPhone to GitHub Issues. Another task was going through all of the GitHub notifications I had let pile up while on vacation. So, while riding the bus, I decided to take on these tasks and was pleasantly surprised when I found the GitHub Mobile app using barely any data.
+
+![GitHub Mobile Data Usage Screenshot](/assets/imgs/blog/gh-mobile.jpg)
+
+After going through and creating a ton of issues, dealing with all of my notifications (including submitting reviews and merging pull requests), and getting distracted and browsing the explore page, GitHub Mobile only used 10.8 MB of data. In today's landscape of apps that scrape data and upload it all the time is amazing. This really is not that exciting, since I would hope most developers are optimizing their apps like this, but I found it too cool not to write a post about it.

src/content/blog/github-mobile-low-data-usage.md

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+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Anou Hostel Review"
+postSlug: anou-hostel-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of the Anou Hostel."
+---
+
+# Anou Hostel
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-03-12
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/la/anou-hostel.html?aid=332731&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=56fcc63a3a2b4470&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=Great%20base%20camp%20for%20the%20loop%2C%20delicious%20breakfast)
+
+- Great location
+- Good restaurants nearby
+- Private room was spacious
+- Shared bathrooms were clean and big
+- They rent motorbikes, also willing to keep your bags if you stay with them before or after you do the loop
+- Breakfast was very good
+- Wish they had more drink options in the cafe

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+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Blue Sea Hotel Review"
+postSlug: blue-sea-hotel-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of the Blue Sea Hotel."
+---
+
+# Blue Sea Hotel 2
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-03-12
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/vn/blue-sea-2-nhatrang.html?aid=332731&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=1d1423d8cb47f23c&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=Low%20cost%20hotel%20close%20to%20the%20beach)
+
+- Fifteen minute walk to the beach
+- Room was clean, beds were comfortable
+- They did offer early check in but all the rooms were full when we got there in the morning
+- Not a ton of restaurants near by, but if you’re comfortable walking there’s lots of options

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+---
+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Dong Que Homestay Review"
+postSlug: dong-que-homestay-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of the Dong Que Homestay."
+---
+
+# Dong Que Homestay
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-03-20 and 2025-02-23
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐½
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/vn/dong-que-homestay-ha-giang.html?aid=304142&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=5cbe0ef2e3be7293&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=March%2020%2C%202025-,Wonderful,-Scored%209.0)
+2. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/vn/dong-que-homestay-ha-giang.html?aid=304142&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=5cbe0ef2e3be7293&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=An%20amazing%20place%20to%20stay%20outside%20the%20town.)
+
+- Had a great stay, they were so friendly and kind, even lending us one of their own helmets to use on the motorbike
+- Beds were soft and the room was nice
+- Very affordable
+- Dinner was delicious
+- We had a nice private area in the large dorm room
+- It is a bit out of town, so you will likely need to take a taxi or motorbike, but it is worth it
+- Wish we had known the cost of the dinner beforehand

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+---
+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Du Gia Field View Homestay Review"
+postSlug: du-gia-field-view-homestay-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of the Du Gia Field View Homestay."
+---
+
+# Du Gia Field View Homestay
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-02-23
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/vn/du-gia-with-love-homestay-yen-minh-ha-giang.html?aid=2037709&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=007e9ae51125e3ea&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=A%20decent%20rest%20stop%20for%20a%20night%20on%20the%20loop.)
+
+- Room was private
+- Beds were comfortable
+- The shower facilities had recently been redone
+- Very close to the highway if doing the Ha Giang Loop
+- Price for dinner was expensive
+- There are some large tour groups that stay here

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+---
+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Fandee Island Review"
+postSlug: fandee-island-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of Fandee Island."
+---
+
+# Fandee Island
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-03-12
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/la/fandee-island.html?aid=332731&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=708771a3ad63aab2&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=Nice%20place%20to%20stay%20for%20the%20French%20on%20the%20loop)
+
+- Good location on the loop
+- Tent was comfortable
+- Food was good, nice to see some traditional European/French options
+- Only one shower
+- You were treated a bit like an outsider if you didn’t speak French

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+---
+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Hoi An Heart Hostel Review"
+postSlug: hoi-an-heart-hostel-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of the Hoi An Heart Hostel."
+---
+
+# Hoi An Heart Hostel
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-03-12
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/vn/hoi-an-heart-villa.html?aid=332731&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=c55f60faaab9e580&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=Good%20value%20location%20outside%20of%20the%20old%20town)
+
+- Good location
+- Good value
+- Air conditioning and wifi worked well
+- Breakfast was filling and the options were very tasty
+- Breakfast on the first day took over an hour to arrive
+- We found the staff could be a little pushy on selling you things

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+---
+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Island View Hostel Review"
+postSlug: island-view-hostel-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of the Island View Hostel."
+---
+
+# Island View Hostel
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-03-12
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/kh/island-view-hostel.html?aid=332731&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=69412290af84ca4b&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=March%2012%2C%202025-,Very%20Good,-Scored%208.0)
+
+- Nice place to stay before heading to the islands
+- Air conditioning worked well
+- Not the hostels fault, but there is not a lot to do

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+---
+author: willtheorangeguy
+pubDatetime: 2025-03-24T15:22:00Z
+title: "Orussey One Boutique Review"
+postSlug: orussey-one-boutique-review
+featured: false
+draft: false
+tags:
+    - accomodation-review
+description: "A review of the Orussey One Boutique Hotel."
+---
+
+# Orussey One Boutique Hotel
+
+-   **Date:** 2025-03-12
+-   **Rating:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
+
+**Pubic Links:**
+
+1. [Booking.com](https://www.booking.com/hotel/kh/elite-boutique.html?aid=332731&label=review_am&sid=c7f521e3328b99263d830acc16a4229b&activeTab=htReviews&dist=0&keep_landing=1&rurl=df26588b84a85007&sb_price_type=total&type=total&#tab-reviews:~:text=Beautiful%20room%20close%20to%20city%20centre%20and%20multiple%20transit%20options)
+
+- Good size room
+- Close to the bus station and the train station which made it perfect for an overnight stop
+- Check in was 24 hours.
+- Sauna/Onsen _[sic]_ looked beautiful, unfortunately we arrived too late to try them