04/08/2026
People often ask what our story is, soooooo Here’s a little story about us!
It all started as a dream, like most good things do.
On October 31, 2021, we had a party to say farewell to our Florida friends and on November 1, 2021, we said goodbye to our beloved SouthWest Sunny Florida home. We were on our way to Greece.
Corfu, Greece to be more specific, That was the original dream.
Once in Corfu, we quickly realized that acquiring a long term visa was not easily possible. We needed a Plan B. Heading back to the US was not an option. So we started exploring.
We took a short R&R to Sarande, Albania. It is only a short 30 minute ferry ride from Corfu. Having done close to zero research, we didn't even know that Americans could stay there for one year visa free, it was about 50% less expensive than Corfu, and the sea views are everywhere, complete with perfect sunsets every evening. Seemed like a no brainer.
Turned out Sarandë, Albania had everything we needed to continue our journey.
We packed our stuff in Corfu and headed for a long term stay in Sarande.
We quickly got to work with feet on the ground and started a bar called the Dick & Devil’s Pub, Sarandë. We began with a shell of a rental space, a rough sketch of the layout, and a few pallets of brick. Within two weeks we had a small bar and kitchen space fully equipped to start service.
Opening in February 2022, it became and remains the only expat bar in Sarandë.
Both of us, Jamie & Eric, had been in the food and beverage business for decades, which made the start up of a bar pretty easy. We specialized in homemade American style food and, of course, ice cold fermented beverages.
It was a success! We found a soft landing spot we could stay long term, and had a brand new business to keep us busy.
Fast forward to September 2025, it was time to move on to other adventures.
We sold the pub location and hit the road.
It was time for us to live the slow travel life we’ve heard about from our customers.
Next stop, Bansko, Bulgaria. Where we visited some bar owner friends, hiked the Pirin trails, enjoyed the fresh mountain air, and saw some snow. That was our cue, time to GO!
On a tip, we headed to Sharm el Shekh, Egypt for a month, then Hurghada, Egypt for five months. The weather….perfect. The water…..a color we've never seen before, even being from Florida. Six months in Egypt was plenty.
Where to next was the question. Summer in Europe, or take the leap to Vietnam?
Vietnam, and SouthEast Asia had been the talk of almost all travelers we met, many couldn’t wait to go back. For some of our friends it was Home.
We weighed the two options and decided to head to SouthEast Asia.
We left Egypt after a little jaunt to see the pyramids in Cairo then landed in Saigon, Vietnam on 2 June, 2025. We stayed in the lovely Southern tip, Vung Tau, Vietnam for two months before taking a journey North to Danang and Hoi An. We checked out a village called An Bang Beach, a subsidiary of Hoi An. To sum it up, it’s the perfect quaint beach paradise we dreamed of.
Almost immediately we thought to ourselves- 'this is it'.
Having been from a beach town in Florida, An Bang Beach was the closest that we have come in our almost five year journey to exactly what we have been looking for. August 1, 2025, we decided this is our new home.
Jamie always has the itch to cook so we started the Dick & Devil 2.0- the J Gourmet. The J Gourmet features 100% homemade foods. We offer Pierogies to pasta sauce, chili to chicken pot pie and meatballs to banana bread. All the tastes of home that can be hard to find!
SO, enough about us. Come and Get It!!
