- If you want to be informed of new posts, simply register as a user using the links at the bottom of the page.
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Recent Comments
- Chloe on Quote of the Day
- Chloe on Goodbye Thailand – our last night away!
- Sue Clark on Goodbye Thailand – our last night away!
- Chris Clark on Quote of the Day
- Chris Clark on Quote of the Day
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- February 2018 (1)
- January 2018 (50)
- December 2017 (61)
- November 2017 (69)
Categories
- Accomodation (18)
- Airports (5)
- Asia (46)
- Australia (36)
- Bars (14)
- Beaches (22)
- Beer (13)
- Bermuda (11)
- Buildings (3)
- Food (7)
- Hawaii (15)
- Historical Buildings (6)
- Kuala Lumpur (5)
- L.A. (8)
- Languages (1)
- Local Transport (4)
- Military (2)
- Music (1)
- New Zealand (20)
- Quote of the Day (24)
- Rarotonga (12)
- Ships (2)
- Singapore (7)
- Tahiti (12)
- Technology (5)
- Thailand (8)
- Uncategorized (7)
- Vietnam (23)
- Wildlife (12)
Meta
Category Archives: Asia
Cruising the Mekong Delta
From our hotel in Saigon, it’s a 4 hour drive all the way down to Can Tho where we check in to a Bassac boat for an overnight on the Mekong Delta
Posted in Asia, Vietnam
Leave a comment
War Remnants Museum
The war remnants museum – some quite harrowing stuff in here, difficult to digest.
Posted in Asia, Vietnam
Leave a comment
Saigon at Night
Saigon at night is a really nice City and takes on a whole new character.
Posted in Asia, Vietnam
Leave a comment
Saigon Presidential Palace
The Saigon presidential palace. Source of the famous tank picture heralding the ‘fall of saigon’
Posted in Asia, Historical Buildings, Vietnam
Leave a comment
Out and About in Saigon
Saigon is very different from Hanoi. A much younger city with a lot of the centre designed and built by the French. It gives off an air of optimism.
Cu Chi Tunnels
An hour or so drive from our hotel but still within Saigon are the Cu Chi tunnels. A huge tunnel complex where the Viet Cong masterminded several military campaigns during the Vietnam war.
Posted in Asia, Vietnam
Leave a comment
Only our second curry of the trip!
I know, I know we are in Vietnam, and Vietnamese food is awesome, but couldn’t resist this curry house. Just off ‘Times Square’ in Saigon central.
Posted in Asia, Food, Vietnam
Leave a comment
Hello Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon
Whether you call it Ho Chi Minh City of Saigon depends largely on where you’re from in Vietnam. Convention is to refer to the city with the same name as those you are talking to. From the relative peace of … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Food, Vietnam
Leave a comment
Goodbye Hoi An
So, it’s goodbye to Hoi An. In our time here we both came down with colds, but we did as much as we could between feeling sorry for ourselves. Apparently there are over 400 tailors here although we didn’t get … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Vietnam
Leave a comment