Have you ever seen the depictions of hell by Hieronymus Bosch? Go on – google them now and then come back to this… If you recall, today’s plan was to catch the train to Hue. The Reunification Express (love those Communists!), the fastest and most modern of Vietnam’s train services (I’d hate to go on [...]
A series of exhibitions of native Vietnamese flowers is being held in several cities to identify the people’s choice for the national flower, and the caravan has now moved to Danang. The week-long exhibition opened on April 26 in the central city after an earlier one in Hanoi in January when an overwhelming 80% of [...]
I made my best purchase to date today. I have invested in a large, purple, painted silk fan. I can’t think why I didn’t do it before. It’s marvellous. Some might say garish, but they are of course just jealous. What a fantastic invention. Instant breeze whenever I want it – and of course the [...]
Italy won the Danang International Fireworks Competition in Danang City at the weekend. A firework display by the Italian Parente Fireworks Company who won first prize at the Danang International Fireworks Competition 2011. The Italians saw off the U.K., South Korea, China, Italy and the hosts as visitors enjoyed the spectacular show. The Italian Parente [...]
Today I had a dream day. Successful and lovely in satisfying amounts. It got off to a cracking start as I got into bed last night and realised – on sweet joy – the pillows were soft, like at home! Like they SHOULD be…!!!! Up until now, they’ve been utterly solid, the consistency of rapid [...]
Our final morning in Saigon was a rather slow affair as we had already done many of the sights close to the hotel, meaning that all we had to do was pack up our stuff and look forward to the bus ride to Dalat, a city up in the hills of Centrel Vietnam, with a [...]
Second time… Loved it just as much… HCMC is so different form Hanoi yet still it makes me feel the same.. Loved it.. Last time I did the north and hired an old Russian minsk bike and travelled around into the wilderness. Both time, a lack of travel companion and my need to see HCMC [...]
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