Today I headed of to Tam Thanh Mural Village with Thinh the driver who had taken me from Da Nang […]
Day 72: Lunch with Mrs Van
It’s amazing what you notice around town when you haven’t got your hood up and your head down to avoid […]
“But is it authentic?”
This is a question I’ve heard asked a few times in the last few days as I’ve been travelling around […]
Evening 71: The Full Moon Festival of Lanterns and Light
I write this while drinking a glass of wine in a restaurant overlooking the Thu Bon river, listening to the […]
Day 71: Return to the tailor of Hoi An
Anna asked me to return to her shop, 24 hours after ordering the dresses and an ao dai, for fitting. […]
Day 70: What’s cooking?
Quite a lot actually. I was picked up by Long for a cookery class, only this was much more than […]
Day 69: The tailor of Hoi An
I really like Hoi An. It’s a very different experience to Hanoi (which I loved). The moped traffic couldn’t begin […]
Night 68: Hotfooting it to Hoi An (Part 2)
I arrived at the Mango Hotel, next door to the main railway station in Hanoi. The rail company Lamans has […]
Day 68: Hotfooting it to Hoi An (Part 1)
I found myself wondering how many modes of transport I’d be using to get from Ha Long Bay to Hoi […]
Day 67: In the lair of the dragon
Ha Long means Descending Dragon and the silhouettes of some of the larger rock formations in the Bay can appear […]
