I just got back from a weekend in “The Central Plateau” in the North Island of New Zealand. Namely a wee remote “desert” town called Turangi. Fifty kilometres southwest of Taupo and skirted by volcanic mountains; Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro,…
(Me = Mighty. Khong = River). A translation we were given when we asked why The Mekong is referred to as simply The Khong in other parts of Asia. The daily high-speed ferry departs from South Vietnam (Chau Doc) at…
As most of us know, Vietnam is renowned for its food. Fresh, tasty, and authentic. The Vietnamese people celebrate food and treat it as a time to get together with friends and family to share various plates of delicious food,…
The Capital of Vietnam Hanoi is one of the most exciting and absorbing cities I have ever visited. The best way I can describe its appeal is to divide our experiences into headings named “Streets.” It is a city very…
Saigon to Chau Doc A six and half hour bus trip from HCMC to Chau Doc was the last leg of our Vietnam journey. We planned to travel by ferry up the Mekong to Phnom Penh for the next instalment…
aka Saigon Saigon is a city I always wanted to see. During the Vietnam War, I used to imagine journalists holed up in hotel rooms, busy typing or telexing their foreign correspondent reports back to the West. My father was…
