It’s been excruciatingly hot, so very little summer holiday exploration has happened, but we have met a few creatures this month.
Creatures
Merimbula
A wedding anniversary means a big holiday right? Twenty years and half a dozen kids, that certainly earns a special trip. We chose Merimbula and booked a big beach house in a resort by the sea, because I really love having a beautiful view from my holiday spot. I think this is especially important for parents... Continue Reading →
Ho Chi Minh City
Made it to Saigon airport and I've already forgotten my new guides name, I really should've slotted a day off into this whirlwind Vietnam tour of mine. It is a fairly clear day, so we hit the usual tourist sites in Ho Chi Minh. Reunification Palace, the War Reminants museum, post office and Notre dame... Continue Reading →
Hoi An
We arrive in Da Nang, after having sat on the tarmac for an hour, due some official looking people in black vehicles blocking our planes path. My guide here for a day is Hue and he is waiting for me. We head to Hoi An which is another world heritage site, and it is teaming... Continue Reading →
Halong Bay
Pictures from my recent trip to Halong Bay. Copyright retained, no use without permission (you know, the usual spiel).
A birthday in Hanoi
I've made my way to Vietnam in time for their New Year celebrations (Têt). Outside the incessant tooting of scooter horns, piano music is drifting upstairs to my room, but after sitting on a plane for half a day the bustle of Hanoi is not bothering me. Especially after a helter-skelter van ride to central... Continue Reading →
Off the grid in Bredbo
It seems that on Boxing Day it has become our habit to pack up and go camping off the grid for a week or so. This year we decided to go into the hills at Bredbo, near Cooma (Southern NSW). The spot we camped at has a speck of phone service if you get up high,... Continue Reading →
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