south east asia Archives

Traveller Debate: South America or South East Asia?

August 18, 2012September 13, 2014 Asia, Food and Drink, Literature, Nature, Partying, South America, Travelling beaches, cities, culture, debate, food, history, landscape, safety, south america, south east asia, travel

South America and South East Asia are both very popular tourist destinations, but unless you are on a RTW trip you are probably going to have to choose one region or the other. Having spent

A Close Call in Nha Trang, Vietnam

May 13, 2011May 29, 2011 Asia, Partying, Travelling, Vietnam asia, nha trang, safety, safety tips, south east asia, street crime, travelling, vietnam

"Careful. Bad people around" whispered the aged street-vendor who had just sold me a banana for an extortionate price, making me wonder if she might be one of the 'bad people' that she was referring

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

My Top Five Asian ‘Chill-Out’ Destinations

March 27, 2011October 11, 2011 Asia, Travelling, Vietnam asia, bali, balinese dancing, before and now, chill out, china, geisha, gion, golden pavilion, hang out, hoi an, humble administrator's garden, india, indonesia, jain temples, japan, kecak, khajuraho, kinkakuji, kyoto, south east asia, suzhou, teahouse, travel, ubud, vietnam

Travelling is all about taking time out of the craziness of modern life to experience new cultures, meet new people and to reflect. Here is a selection of my favourite places for peace, tranquility and

Miss(ing) Saigon

March 18, 2011November 24, 2012 Asia, Travelling, Vietnam, Working Overseas asia, ho chi minh city, partying, saigon, south east asia, vietnam

I was inspired by a post about Saigon that I read on another travel blog recently. So here is my very own tribute to the place that I once called home. These are some of

Beating the January Blues

January 9, 2011April 15, 2011 Asia, Travelling, Vietnam asia, ho chi minh city, saigon, south east asia, vietnam

Christmas is over, the New Year's resolutions have already been broken, and the beautifully glistening snow had turned to brown mulch - January has well and truly set in but things are not all bad.