A journey to Southeast Asia isn’t just about tasting delicious food, exploring fantastic natural landscapes or lounging on beautiful beaches. On top of all that, the region is home to some of the most interesting archaeological sites in the world. With many surrounded by the jungle, a trip to some of the fantastic sites of [...]
Today's travel photo is the view of a quiet street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi in Vietnam. I took this photo while having a beer on the balcony of a bar/restaurant that I came across. It was a good spot to just watch life go by on the street below. Also, it only cost [...]
Today's travel photo is of some people trading from their boats on the Mekong River at Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho, Vietnam. Although it is no longer the huge market that it once was, Cai Rang is still a hive of activity with traders coming from all over the Mekong Delta and upstream [...]
It's day three of our tour of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam and our group of more than fifty noisy tourists has been reduced down to just four fairly quiet ones. As we leave Can Tho our driver takes advantage of all of the extra room in his minivan by filling it up with local [...]
In all of my travels around the world over the years, the majority of my time has been spent in Asia. In fact, I've probably spent the good part of a year of my life over there. In Southeast Asia, so far I have visited five countries - well, six including Singapore - and I [...]
Today's travel photo is of a bamboo footbridge in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. These bridges are quite common in rural parts of Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia, and are usually built as a temporary river or creek crossing. Crossing this bridge, I was surprised out how strong it was and I felt quite [...]
The Old Town of Hoi An in Central Vietnam is full of beautiful old buildings, dating back to its days as an important trading port. The Chinese and Japanese merchants who settled here combined their influences with the local Vietnamese to create a truly unique mix of culture, and the architecture in Hoi An certainly [...]
Vietnam is one of those countries that has everything from a traveller’s point of view. It has big busy cities, interesting historical sites, breathtaking natural scenery, great beaches, thrilling adventure activities and mouth watering food. In fact, Vietnam has so much to offer that you could keep coming back time and time again and always [...]
Today's travel photo is of the ancient columns leading up to Po Nagar Towers in Nha Trang, Vietnam. These ancient Hindu towers from the 7th-12th centuries were built by the people of the Cham Kingdom which covered all of Central Vietnam. It is a great site to check out in Nha Trang...if you can peel [...]
Although the rushed, over crowded and impersonal tour that I joined to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam was far from enjoyable, it did have the occasional small highlight that made it all worth it in the end. One of those moments was stopping at a honey bee farm, which at first appeared to just be [...]
