Vietnam. The southern city of Ho Chi Minh City is a hub of excitement, a city that buzzes day and night, where motos and bicycles jockey for position on the road wondering where all the cars are at. The former Saigon is really a brilliant city to visit, and folks we only have the weekend …
Category: Asia
From the Trans-Mongolian Diary 3 – Ulaan Baatar!
From the diary today takes you to the Mongolian capital of Ulaan Baatar, a dinosaur museum and a winter palace!
On This Day – May 5th 2017, Terelj Mongolian Adventure!
Today I’m cranking back the yearometer to 2017 this time, when I was on my Trans-Mongolian adventure from Beijing to Moscow via Ulaan Baatar. I wonder where I was on this exact day back in 2017… oh wow! It was the day I went on a bit of a tour in Mongolia from Ulaan Baatar to Terelj!
That’s a Little Different! – Three Interesting Spots Across Asia
Today I wanted to write about three places that I have grouped together that are a bit different. On the continent of Asia, from India, China and errr… China again! They are all coloured with many a different colour, and they all made me wonder ‘really?’
48 Hours and $200 in Singapore
It’s time to revisit an old favourite, the challenge – you have two days and one night, $200USD and this time you are in Singapore! What to do? Where to stay and how to spend your money.
Bhola Island, Bangladesh – Through My Lens!
Today, 'through my lens', I'm taking you back to my visit to Bhola Island on a university trip centred on development to Bangladesh, in 2002.
My Favourite Cities in … South East Asia
South East Asia is a big place, it’s densely populated and there are so many different people and different languages. It’s generally pretty hot most of the time, with only a few places in the north ever really cooling down substantially (such as Hanoi, which had maximums of around 15 degrees when I was there!) …
Bangkok – Through My Lens
Howdy all. Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. I've been through it I think four times thus far in my life. On my first trip solo, it was my first stop and it certainly left an impression on me even if I didn't spend much time there. In fact, I have never really spent a long …
My Favourite Cities in North and Central Asia
Yes, the world turns and in line with the other posts I’ve been making, it’s time for me to reveal my favourite cities in North and Central Asia, from Turkmenistan across to Japan. One things for sure, this week there is a large variation in the cities, they are all very different and representative of …
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I Went to Pakistan… So You Don’t Have To!
In fact right now you pretty much can’t travel anywhere. Which is the point of these posts. But it’s time to look, virtually, at Pakistan because actually it’s a real surprise packet of a country that perhaps travellers will start to return to when restrictions are lifted. In the last fifteen years it has not …