Nick ElseyMay 4, 20092 minFlying to Kuala Lumpur15 Apr 2009 Today I depart for Kuala Lumpur and after a couple of nights there, on to Hanoi. Lynn is staying on in Sydney for a few more...
Nick ElseyMay 3, 20096 min12 hours in KL 16 Apr 2009 On the way out I came across a piece in the in-flight magazine called “KL city tour”. Having utterly failed to do any...
Nick ElseyMay 2, 20095 minHello Hanoi17 Apr 2009 Over the next weeks these journal entries will attempt to give a slice of Vietnam and our experience of it. If you’re looking...
Nick ElseyMay 1, 20095 minHanoi Round 218 Apr 2009 Off the a bright and early start (well, reasonably early), I launch out into the streets for the full-sized version – Reid’s...
Nick ElseyApr 30, 20094 minOn the Boat19 Apr 2009 I’m spending the next night and two days aboard the Emeraude on Halong Bay. Halong Bay is about 150 km, or 3 hours east of...
Nick ElseyApr 29, 20093 minBack to Hanoi20 Apr 2009 In the morning we way slowly made our way back to shore after a hearty, tasty and undoubtedly cholesterol laden breakfast....
Nick ElseyApr 28, 20096 minHoa Binh or Bust 21 Apr 2009 With my last full day in Hanoi before Lynn arrives, I toyed with the idea of a day tour out into the country to take in some...
Nick ElseyApr 27, 20091 minLynn Arrives 22 Apr 2009 This morning Lynn flies in from Kuala Lumpur, so after a lazy start I ride out with the car and driver to meet her at the...
Nick ElseyApr 26, 20095 minFour nights in Hoi An 26 Apr 2009 New day, new city. Lynn has us booked on flights to Danang this morning, which is the closest airport to Hoi An, our next...
Nick ElseyApr 25, 20092 minNha Trang, briefly27 Apr 2009 Early this morning we say a fond farewell to Hoi An and drive back up to Danang to catch a flight down to Nha Trang. Since...
Nick ElseyApr 24, 20093 minDelightful Dalat28 Apr 2009 Next stop on the grand tour is Dalat, about 100km inland and up in the hills. It was originally settled by the French in the...
Nick ElseyApr 24, 20091 minThe Monks of Dalat29 Apr 2009 In the morning we jump on our moped and headed out to the Trac Lam Zen Monastery. Being up in the hills, Dalat is not only...
Nick ElseyApr 23, 20092 minVictorious Dalat30 Apr 2009 Today is Victory Day where they celebrate the fall of Saigon in 1975 and the end of the American (aka Vietnam) war, and...
Nick ElseyApr 22, 20095 minSaigon1 May 2009 And so we arrive at our last city in Vietnam – Saigon. Our expectations of this city are low – much of what we’ve read suggest...
Nick ElseyApr 21, 20093 minGoodbye Vietnam2 May 2009 In the morning we take a stroll down the street to check out the river (not overly pic turesque, but sporting a surprising...
Nick ElseyApr 20, 20092 minHello Cambodia2 May 2009 I’m excited to check out Cambodia and compare it to Vietnam. Being a closeted Brit, my experience of this country is only...
Nick ElseyApr 19, 20098 minTemples ‘a Plenty3 May 2009 Dawn, as it turns out, is hideously early, so the thought of getting to a temple by sunrise is quickly put to one side. Far...
Nick ElseyApr 18, 20091 minFlying Home4 May 2009 Again, I set my alarm with the best of intentions of rousing Mr Seuen at the crack of dawn and heading back out to Angkor Wat...