Lepers, Serenades and Pelting Lychees It has been a long time between drinks....Here I am in Hoi An where I have been for the past 4 days. After Nha Trang I did head to Quy Nhon but changed my mind about heading to Kon Tum for the reason that I had had enough of the solitary life for a little while. In Quy Nhon I was about the only foreigner in town and that wouldnt have gotten any better ini Kon Tum. So instead I headed to Hoi An which is infested with touris...

Explosive Pets (Part 1 in an occassional series) There is a word for it. When someone attempts to translate a foreign language into English - and the result is hilarious. Take the following (from which I gleaned the above title) which comes from a hotel I stayed in in Dalat as an example: Please dont bring chemical substance, burned things, explosive pets to the bedroom. Amazing what a difference a comma will make. Two further egs related to the need to beh...

Extreme weather/Cycling/Best Makhani Dal ever (TM) in Nha Trang Not to mention the Mango Lassi, but thats another story!! I left Da Lat three or four days ago, following another quiet night, this time at the Peace Cafe which- I have to say - does the most amazing Tofu Burger (or should I say baguette, cos it dont come in a bun!) and freakin ace pancakes which really arent pancakes at all. But a cool place, just not really happening with the dearth of tourists ...

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...