My Son Sanctuary, Viet Nam
I’ve arrived at My Son Sanctuary about a half hour ahead of the legions of tour buses that will soon lumber in to fill the large parking lot at the […]
Viet Nam: In-country
It would be hard to choose a day in all my travels that stands out from all the rest…but this day will certainly be up there. I’m on my way […]
The Morning After in Hoi An Ancient Town
And cue the sun! I could not wait to be back in Ancient Hoi An in Viet Nam today to see if the place is as magical in daylight, as […]
Hoi-an Illuminated
I’m traveling north to south on this first visit to Viet Nam, trying to see all the places that are at the top of my list while leaving some places […]
Marketing: Ha Noi-style
I cannot resist an authentic market. I generally avoid the purpose-built, flourescent lit, orderly rows often seen in the most touristy areas of most places, in favour of community-based markets […]
Afloat on Ha Long Bay
I’ve decided that my favourite state-of-being is to be in motion with the world passing by around me. Train travel is solidly at the top of my list. Taking The […]
Around Ha Noi
In 1982 while visiting Hong Kong I heard Strobe Talbot, foreign policy analyst for Yale university and President of the Brookings Institute, speak about his experiences as a P.O.W. during […]
Good morning, Viet Nam!
I know it’s a seriously abused and unoriginal title for this post but I am in Viet Nam and everywhere I go in this sometimes confusing country, I see ghosts […]
An Adventurous Broad Abroad – Back to the Iron Age
We are on our way to the beautiful city of Bath Spa, where we are expected at a lovely bed and breakfast…but not until tomorrow. So we’ve boarded a train […]
An Adventurous Broad Abroad in A Very Small Place
Trying hard to ignore the fact that this is the beginning of the end of this particular Epic Journey – we will head for home in a week – we […]
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