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
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A Close Call in Nha Trang, 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
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My Saigon Ink
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
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The Working Women of Vietnam
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
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My Top Five Asian ‘Chill-Out’ Destinations
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
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Miss(ing) Saigon
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
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Beating the January Blues
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.
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