Breakfast was early – French bread and omelette – so much for local food. The Vietnamese don’t eat breakfast like westerners do. There is no milk or cereals to be found. Today our group was travelling by bus overland […]
We were up early morning this morning as we head off back to Saigon or as it is now referred to – Ho Chi Min City. For the one-hour flight we travelled for the first time in my life Business […]
Asia hotel was a wonderful place to stay. Complete with a roof top pool and bar and a restaurant that served the most scrumptious breakfast. We woke this morning and after breakfast decided that we would walk the 2.5km […]
Today we decided that yesterday on the bike was not enough and that we would take the bike to My Son – a 60km round trip to see some of the ancient ruins that are also heritage listed. The way […]
Were should we go on our holidays? A question asked by so many wives just wanting to get out of work and embark on either an adventure or relaxation. To be honest I really wasn’t sure where I wanted to […]
Ode to the road Let’s pick up your load It’s time to travel and leave the gravel Time to take flight and see new sights Hear new sounds from all around To make a new friend around the bend To […]
Bula! = Hello in Fijian It’s been a long time coming but finally some good friends of ours decided to tie the knot. I remember Danny walking into the shop I was managing back in 2005 and becoming my first […]
I hate last days of any holiday; there is that thought of the mundane life back home and the fear that you will miss that one special thing that makes your trip memorable. Rising to the sound of the birds […]
Dawn, it’s a mystical beast that robs you of your deepest dreams. I dare not wake the little sleeping Giant next to me… Oh well it’s a holiday and we can’t miss a moment. I donned my Kimono and carefully […]
From the end of the Nara Period (794), Kyoto has functioned as the crossroads of Japanese history. From its beginnings as the Kunikyo and Nagaokakyo settlements until the Emperor moved to Tokyo in 1868, it was the capital of Japan […]
