My visit to Da Nang was a fleeting one and I caught the train to Nha Trang, where I was […]
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Day 76: Golden Bridges in the Misty Mountains
According to my tour guide, the King of Dad Jokes, the resort at Ba Na Hills was built in 1901. […]
Day 75: Here be dragons
I was expecting to see dragons in China. I wasn’t expecting to see as many as I have in Vietnam. […]
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 […]
The Adventures of Phileas Fiona 
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