Mozzies, Motorbikes, Motorboats - Welcome to the Mekong Delta With more than a week before the arrival of an Aussie friend (ex Kiwi but gave up that title and became an Aussie to vote!!) I decided to head south and explore the Mekong Delta region. Known for its many thousands of kilometres of waterways I felt that I could fill my time exploring a few of them. My first challenge in getting there was getting to the bus station. It was quite a few km's out of ...

Taken for a ride in Saigon!!!!About 8:15am on Tuesday 22 July I touched down in Hoi Chi Min City, or as known to the locals -SAIGON!!! It is here that I begin to generously fill the pockets of the Vietnamese with my poor negotiating skills.Once making my way through customs and obtaining local currency from the ATM it was time to tackle the many taxi touts that awaited for my exit from the international airport. I was aware that there were two ways of getting a p...

'Hanging out in the Top End' It's been almost 3 weeks since I touched down in the Top End and I have managed to cover a bit of the Territory including Kakadu, Katherine, Tenants Creek, Alice Springs and Uluru. My first week involved hanging out in Darwin itself. My friends that I am staying with live on the army base which is just a stones throw from the city centre. The base is also located by the coast and within minutes from their front door I can watch the ...

Yes you have seen right - this blog is coming from TASMANIA. For those who I haven't had a chance to contact I have stepped back on good old Aussie soil. Arrived into Sydney on Wednesday 7 November and was planning to head straight to Hobart but was unable to get a staff flight on the only Qantas flight heading there that afternoon so I opted to head to Melbourne for a few days instead. Made it to Emirates Stakes Day which was great as it meant I got to wear one...

I know its been awhile since my last blog but unfortunately the USA has not been kind with internet. I have gone from spending 50 cents - $1 per hour on internet to $2 for 20 minutes - what a nice way to be welcomed back into a modern country where you would think that I would have technology at my fingertips. Not only is it expensive but I cannot download my photos, cannot access Skype or find an internet cafe on every street corner. But after 2 1/2 weeks things...