A Dragon Apparent

Having got to the airport in good time, through check-in, security and passport control, and grabbed a coffee, all was well. Until, that is, we got on the transport that was to take us to our aeroplane. Canned in like… Continue reading

Our last full day in Sài Gòn. We have plans, although, despite this fellah’s best efforts, we did not intend going in the direction he wanted us to. Trần Hưng Đạo was a Vietnamese royal prince, statesman and military commander… Continue reading

Another eagerly anticipated day today, the mighty Mekong River delta. A hurried breakfast and then down to meet our guide for the day, Matt. Matt’s English is very good, which is just as well because our Vietnamese is zero. As… Continue reading

Hot, very hot! Blue sky. Stepping out, excited by the day ahead, exploring our new stopping off point, we both agreed Ho Chi Minh City felt quite different to Hanoi. Our first destination was Nguyen Van Binh (Book Street). Uncommonly… Continue reading

Another travel day. We had breakfast out, mopped up on bits and pieces shopping wise: gifts, Hanoi bookmark, Hanoi fridge magnet. You know the kind of thing. It being Saturday morning, Hanoi was busy. I say this with tongue planted… Continue reading

Our last full day in Hanoi and we are on with what we like doing best, meandering. And meander you can in Hanoi! French Quarter first and then we stumbled upon Train Street. Over a cup of egg coffee and… Continue reading

An early start today, up at 6, picked up at 7, and a two and a half hour drive to Ha Long Bay. We sailed with a company by the name of Jade Sails, every single member of their team,… Continue reading

We started the day with a tour of the city on one of the hop-on, hop-off, open-top buses. We wanted to see if there was anything further afield worth a return visit. We made a mental note of several places,… Continue reading

We walked into town today, returning to a couple of places we particularly liked, also to make a couple of purchases. We decided that the above piece of artwork should be given a new home: our kitchen, back home. The… Continue reading

We made a slow start today, breakfast and then an amble around town, wandering up and down side streets, happening on what we happened upon. Kandal Village is great for little boutique shops selling locally crafted stuff. We liked in… Continue reading