Touring Dalat the Easy Rider way (Day 10) I departed Saigon on the 4th Sept for the three hundred odd km run to Da Lat - a trip which, naturally, took approximately 8 and a half hours. Things must have been slow for the tourist run to Da Lat this day because the huge tourist bus on which I was the only passenger, quickly became the Vietnamese local bus, picking up all and sundry along the way. Suddenly the AC went off, the windows were opened, and smoking becam...

Brief Recollection from the Cuu Long River Delta (aka the Mighty mekong) - Days 4 to 6 After only one day in the Mekong last time, I decided that - as I was at the start of the trip and I didnt feel that adventurous - I would again book a tour, this time three days. It was an awesome time with a great tour guide called "Hi" (dont know how it is spelt...) H and I had the chance to chat quite a bit. He is heading to Darwin in a few months to begin work...

Brief Recollections from Cu Chi and Cao Dai Temple (Day 3) And now here I sit at the Peace Hotel internet, post a scrumptious tofu burger (scrambled tofu with mushies, tomato and cucumber with mayonnaise - in a baguette, with french fries of course!) and a couple of Saigon beers. This is in Da Lat. But before I get to my adventures here, best deal with some older news before I completely forget what has gone before me.... On Day 3 of my travels, I braved the ...