To be a Vegetarian in Vietnam
Vietnamese people are generally slim with very clear skin complexions in the young and weathered faces in the older generation. Not being a vegetarian for Vietnamese is really easy as they eat everything! And I mean everything! From poultry, meat and fish to mice, snakes and dogs!.. in fairness to the select few. To be…
Funny how you bump into people
Behind our Sampan we pulled a bamboo covered rowing boat suitable for tributaries, so we took a trip along one. This…
Mekong, Tai and an Elephants Ear fish
Our guide for the Mekong Delta is Tai a very happy local that speaks reasonable English. Before boarding our Sampan we…
Spaghetti Junction Vietnamese style
A common site in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, and other cities in Vietnam is their external wiring systems by the utility…
Ho Chi Minh, a city like New York, Paris and London.
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam, five million inhabitants in the city and two million on the outskirts. It’s a crazy…
The Vietnamese secret drivers code and my fan base!
There are no rules when it comes to driving on the Vietnam roads. New lane departure warning systems would be in…
Hoi An, it’s people and silk worms
Welcomed by Tien our guide with her infectious personality and smile, the journey from Danang was around 40 mins to our…
Vietnam Airlines – safety first!
We were given great seats on our 1 hour flight VN 185 from Hanoi to Dnang (airport for Hoi An). They…
Naturally cultured pearls on our way to Hanoi Airport
Well according to the pearl factory where we stopped, a natural one is when a grain of sand enters the oyster…
Clean toilet, no paper and a shower hose!
Ok so this is an image of a clean toilet, complete with loo paper on the right and a hose on…
Tai Chi from the East meets beech from the West
The morning started with Tai Chi on deck at around 7-45am Tai Chi is a very calm and controlled balance. Our…
Halong Bay – The 7th natural wonder of the world, a hammer and a torch
To get from Hanoi to Halong Bay for an overnight cruise requires an early departure around 7am. Mondays traffic was madness…
Good Bye Hanoi
As we leave Hanoi for the final time we head East to Halong Bay. Hanoi certainly leaves a memorable impression on…
Church Boutique Hotel, Hanoi – all good in the end
So this may seem confusing .. it was to us.. you see we stayed initially in Hang Trong Street our first…
Karaoke and silent Quang
As we finished our dinner last night our driver, Quang (pronounced Quaan), who until this moment had barely said a word…
