Vietnam and some top travel tips Vietnam is a land of many faces and places. I say this because it was a huge surprise to me how big it was and how much it changed over our month of…
Vietnam ATM tip for Australians and New Zealanders
Vietnam ATM tip for Australians and New Zealanders One major bugbear I have when travelling overseas is how banks and credit card companies hit you up with ATM charges. I was pleasantly surprised in Vietnam to find that my ANZ…
Video Blog on Vietnam and Cambodia
This is my video blog on our travels round the world on you tube from May.
An idiots guide to a comfortable trip in Vietnam
An idiots guide to a comfortable trip in Vietnam Having survived a month in Vietnam I thought it might be useful to give people a few tips on safety and comfort. The traffic roulette and especially all the scooters are…
A City with 2 names and a Beach – Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang
What a week! Fire and water shooting dragon bridge, a beach with the locals, and a city steeped in the last centuries’ wars.
How do you take the bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Phnom Penh?
Our bus adventure I thought it might be useful to describe our bus trip from Saigon to Phnom Penh. We went with Kumho Samco Bus Line. There is a Kumho Samco forum thread which warns not to ride on this…
Last two weeks in Vietnam and meeting the oldest letter writer in the world
Last few weeks in Vietnam Due to weak wifi it has been difficult to write a blog, happily at our current hotel that is not a problem. On our third week in Vietnam we chilled out for a week at…