Koh Tao

Koh Tao

Koh Tao is an island in the Gulf of Thailand. It translates as “Turtle Island”, not because of the turtle population there (there are quite…

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Thailand - Night Train to Koh Tao

Thailand – Night Train to Koh Tao

Before I had decided to take the time to “get this travelling thing out of my system”, failing horribly in the process, Duncan and I…

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Curosities - Thailand: The Longest Place Name in the World

Curosities – Thailand: The Longest Place Name in the World

Bangkok has the longest official name of any place in the world. I remembered hearing about this from a friend who had been reading his…

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Bangkok - Temples, Tarts, and Massages

Bangkok – Temples, Tarts, and Massages

I left Saigon on a short flight to Bangkok. I flew with Turkish Airlines, which was surprisingly good. For some reason, Manchester United’s football squad…

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The Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta

One of my last stops in Vietnam was to visit the Mekong Delta. It’s where the enormous Mekong River empties into the sea from it’s…

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Cu Chi Tunnels

Cu Chi Tunnels

We took a bus out of Saigon to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The tunnels were used by the Viet Cong during the war as a…

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Hoi An Tailoring - Vietnam

Hoi An Tailoring – Vietnam

Hoi An is well known for  having an abundance of tailors – close to a thousand. Since we were there for a few days, a group…

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Impressions of Saigon - Vietnam

Impressions of Saigon – Vietnam

During the division of Vietnam, Hanoi was the capital of the North, and Saigon the capital of the South. Saigon fell to the North in…

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Curiosities - Vietnam: Mopeds

Curiosities – Vietnam: Mopeds

The furthest East I’ve travelled in my life so far has been to Tokyo. Before that, I’d travelled a fair bit, but towards the other…

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Hue - Citadel, Pagoda and Tomb

Hue – Citadel, Pagoda and Tomb

Hue was once the imperial capital of Vietnam. It was also a central battleground during the Tet Offensive in 1968. Hue therefore sits on a…

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