As noted earlier traveling has been hard on my wardrobe. The continued involuntary dispossession of my choice items has left me mildly consternated. In the past week I have made the most of Vietnam’s shopping and street vendors to put together a new fashion collection of some merit. It was earlier this morning that the […]
If you had told me before today that I would willingly pay to sit in a bath full of mud I would have heaped lavish amounts of spoken dirt and wet wit upon you(mudslung). We almost did not make it. We set off from the heart of Nha Trang shortly after lunch in search of […]
After the banquet of massage services that Thailand and Laos provide, Vietnam is decidedly spartan. Words from the wiser, the massage services that are promoted by tuk tuk drivers in Hanoi are not medicinal in the slightest. Still we found a gem in Hoi An. Mrs Phoc and her family do a decidly professional job […]
Travelfish correctly labels Hoi An a delightful tourist trap of Disneyland proportions. It is incredibly picturesque, full of restaurants, tailors, bag and shoe makers. However it is the little things that stand out for me. Hoi An by night The local rubbish truck does its beat playing an ice cream truck like tune. Not what […]
Periodically I lurch into the depths of the internet scouring its bowels for ways to increase my readership. This proves largely depressing for reasons that I will cover soon – but I will not call it completely fruitless. The problems with using blogging as a medium for writing are numerous. If you go out to […]
Read carefully, this might be hard to follow. Stop reading if it starts to hurt and please consult a doctor first. As we have followed our route through this part of the world one of the amusing things for me has been the generous manipulation of time and distances quoted for journeys. There is no […]
Hue pronounced Hway is the historical capital of Vietnam. With a population of 340,000 and sitting astride the delightfully named Perfume river it is a welcome stop on the journey south from Hanoi. Yesterday we took a motorcycle tour of Hue and the surrounding area. Small private motorcycle tours are recommended by travelfish and the […]
Last night; Barack Obama was interviewing me. A nice chap and perfectly eloquent in my head. His appearance rallied my thoughts for a campaign that I am sure you will all support. For years now Canadians and Kiwis have had the challenge of being miss branded as Americans and Australians by virtue of our accents. […]
After a second visit Hanoi is slightly less bewildering. The old quarter has a lot of appeal, especially in the grand specialisation that has occurred. If You want shoes you can go the shoe street, you want toys you can visit the toy street and so on. Hanoi is close to a thousand years old […]
A world heritage recognised site, Ha Long bay does not dissapoint. A scintilating series of lime stone islands combine with turquoise water to create something very special. Steeped in myth, legend has it that a Dragon created Ha Long bay to keep the chinese from invading Vietnam with boats. Whilst not geologically correct I think […]