Arrived in Hue not knowing what to expect, but once again was pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoyed it. A few spiritual things happened and amongst this finished an amazing book The Surgeon of Crowthorne, which was about the creation of the OED. Didn't do anything exciting other than wonder around the city and it was quite eerie as there were alot of reminders about the war including American tanks. Visited Rabbits go on breeding and the sun will ri...

Happy new year to one and all. Arrived in Hoi An a couple of days ago, and after a bit of confusion I eventually found it, and what a find it is the place is beautiful. Let me first tell you what happened on the way though..... I got an internal flight to Da Nang and intended to stay at a place for a few days that I had read about before I headed for Hoi An. It wasn't too far from the airport so I got a taxi, on the way the taxi driver started to question me and...

Well Christmas is over and it was a strange affair for me, I knew I would miss home but not as much as I actually did. The days leading up to Christmas were odd and waking up knowing I wouldn't be seeing my family didn't seem right. Thankfully I found an Irish pub and had a lovely Christmas dinner with turkey and all the trimmings, they had a resident local band who played music in the evenings and gave a splendid rendition of The Fields Of Athenry amongst othe...