Laksa – a Malay speciality
Laksa is basically a fish or seafood curry soup with noodles. It’s available everywhere in Malaysia but also common in Thailand and Indonesia,…
Singapore – from Manhattan to Mumbai
I can’t make my mind up about Singapore. Perhaps only having been there for a measly 5 days that is not really surprising.…
War Remnants Museum – Saigon
When I was bored by the Saigon traffic (we’ll you can have too much of a good thing) I took a trip to…
Saigon Traffic – yes I know I am obsessed
OK so I am a saddo, but I cant help it. The traffic – especially the motorbikes – in Vietnam, have a hypnotic…
Vietnamese Laundry
One lesson I learnt early on travelling in Southeast Asia was that it was simply not worth trying to do your washing in…
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Ha Long Bay is quite breathtaking. It is probably quite unlike anything you have ever seen before. It consists of over 700 large…
Motorbike Madness
In many countries the pickup truck is the basic mode of transport, for businesses and families alike, but in the Far East (particularly…
Hanoi Traffic – Organised Chaos
The first thing that strikes you when you come to Hanoi (but hopefully not literally) is the traffic. Motorcycles and scooters swarm the…
Vang Vieng, Laos
Vang Vieng is on highway 13, halfway between Luang Prabang in the North of Laos and Vientiane, the capital, in the South. I…