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My 10 Favourite Cities In The World

October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 Featured, Top Ten, Travelling bangkok, best cities in the world, cartagena, edinburgh, favourite cities in the world, ho chi minh city, hong kong, istanbul, new york, saigon, sarajevo, stockholm, top ten list, travel, valparaiso

Travellers are often asked what their favourite city is, so I have been thinking about my response to that question. It has taken a while to compile this list as my favourite city can change

How to Avoid Saigon’s Rip-Off Taxis: A Comprehensive Guide

May 28, 2012December 1, 2013 Asia, Travelling, Vietnam advice, avoid, counterfeit, ho chi minh city, rip off, safety, saigon, scam, taxi, tips, travel, vietnam

Whenever anybody asks me for advice about an upcoming visit to Saigon I always start with the same tip: be careful which taxi you choose to get in. "Never take a taxi from directly outside

How to do Saigon (even more) Cheaply!

July 20, 2011January 6, 2013 Asia, Food and Drink, Partying, Travelling, Vietnam budget travel, finance, saigon, tips, travel advice, vietnam

Brooke vs. the World has asked travel bloggers to put together their best thrifty and resourceful travel tips for a helpful, free ebook. If you think you’re thrifty and would like to participate, check out

Top 3 Beaches in Vietnam

May 29, 2011February 9, 2013 Asia, Beaches, Partying, Travelling, Vietnam beaches, ho chi minh city, hydrofoil saigon, kitesurfing, kitesurfing vietnam, mui ne, nha trang, saigon, sailing club vietnam, vietnam, vung tau

When most people think about travelling to an exotic beach, Thailand is often high up on their wish-list. But did you know that next-door Vietnam has some equally spectacular beaches to rival many of those

My Saigon Ink

April 15, 2011May 18, 2011 Asia, Travelling, Vietnam asia, saigon, saigon ink, south east asia, tattoo, vietnam

Getting a tattoo while travelling. Great souvenir or terrible mistake? Personally I think that it is a great idea and I had one done while I was in Vietnam. The downside of travelling for prolonged

The Working Women of Vietnam

April 9, 2011March 21, 2017 Travelling, Vietnam saigon, south east asia, street life, vietnam, women, women's work

Sometimes it's hard to be a woman. Especially in Vietnam. Street Seller Ferrying tourists down the Mekong Selling freshly made juice Collecting Garbage Washing laundry in the lotus pond Bringing home the groceries - most

Read Your Way Around The World

April 2, 2011October 11, 2011 Asia, Travelling bram stoker, captain corelli's mandolin, david mitchell, dracula, ghostwritten, graham greene, Greece, heart of darkness, japan, joseph conrad, louis debernieres, reading, saigon, the quiet american, tokyo, travel books, vietnam

Travel books don’t necessarily have to be books written by travellers, most of the books that have inspired me to travel are novels in which the setting is important to the atmosphere of the book.

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