When I travelled to Hue, the old capital of Vietnam, the first thing I did was visit the old Imperial Citadel of the Nguyen Dynasty, which ruled the country between 1802 and 1945. Although the citadel was badly damaged during the Vietnam War, it is still very impressive as it is slowly being restored to [...]
High up on the Central Highlands of Vietnam, the city of Dalat provided us with a much needed break from the heat and humidity of the lowland areas; in fact, the temperature change was so different that we needed a jacket at night. This photo is of Truong Cong Dinh Street which is the main [...]
The only problem with travelling overseas is that we have to leave our dog, Mindy, behind; and after nearly two months in Asia, we are missing her a lot. Today's photo is of Mindy watching the sunset at Inskip Point in Queensland, Australia, not long before we left for our road trip across Australia. She [...]
Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Vietnam’s famous Halong Bay. This rugged island is mostly national park, but Cat Ba Town is a great place to base yourself to explore the island, as well as taking a cruise to the more remote parts of Halong Bay as well as the less crowded and [...]
We went to Nha Trang during our travels in Vietnam to just laze on the beach, chill out and for me to get some work done, which is basically what we did for the three days that we stayed there; However I did take one morning to cycle around the city to see some of [...]
The City of Hue in Central Vietnam is the former capital of the country, built within the reign of the Nguyen Dynasty which lasted from 1802 until 1945. Nguyen Phuc Anh was the first to take control of Vietnam and unify it as one country, beginning the Nguyen Dynasty and proclaiming himself Emperor Gia Long. He [...]
The town of Glen Davis in New South Wales, Australia, is now basically a ghost town, having once been an oil shale mining settlement during the Second World War that was soon abandoned. There isn't a lot to see here besides a few abandoned buildings, however the town certainly has a very picturesque setting. I [...]
One of the first things that we did in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, was visit the Royal Palace. The palace was first established in 1866 and many of the buildings here were constructed later, up until the 1960's, making it all fairly recent compared to the history of the Khmer people. The buildings in the palace are [...]
Most of Cat Ba Island in Vietnam is designated as national park, with jungle clad limestone karsts that are home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna, including the rarest primate species in the world: the Golden Headed Langur (Cat Ba Langur). From Cat Ba Town you can take a lot of different tours [...]
During the Vietnam War, Cat Ba Island was used as a kind of safe haven for the North Vietnamese army. Due to the heavy American bombing, a secret bomb proof hospital and safe house for the VC leaders was built inside a cave, high up on one of the many limestone karsts which dominate the [...]
