15 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 days of Mosman R&R a...

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 background research on the...

17 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 for a comprehensive...

18 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 36 Streets Walking T...

19 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 Hanoi and should be in...

20 Apr 2009 In the morning we way slowly made our way back to shore after a hearty, tasty and undoubtedly cholesterol laden breakfast. Along the way we visit...

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 pagodas and other at...

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 airport and fill her in...

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 port of call. The littl...

27 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 we’ve been diligent fo...

28 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 1890’s as a resort f...

29 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 cooler but wetter than...

30 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 tomorrow is Labour Day, w...

1 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 a massive, crowded,...

2 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 large amount of debris ...

2 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 marginally exceed by my ...

3 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 better to take things ...

4 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 to watch the sunrise...