Tag Archives: vietnam
Apr-2015
I doubt there’s ever a bad time (rainy season aside, maybe) to visit Hoi An – Vietnam’s jewel in an already sparkling crown. But if there’s a particularly good time, or shall we say even better time to visit this perfectly preserved colonial port, it’s on the night of a full moon; Hoi An’s Lunar Festival. […]
Between performing some sort of hokey cokey dance on the pavement and genuinely considering using my girlfriend as a human shield, my manliness is becoming under serious threat. But then crossing the road for the first time in Ho Chi Minh does funny things to you. You read about the traffic, the millions of motorbikes […]
In case you hadn’t noticed, being a tourist isn’t ‘cool’ any more. If you believe many travel bloggers/writers/brands/guides (delete as appropriate), if you’re not ‘doing it like a local’ these days, you’re doing it wrong. Well guess what? For most types of travel, if you’re not enjoying it, you’re doing it wrong… and that should […]