Cambodia here we come-bus trip 6 hours - Express -$6-iced cold water,cold wipes and free anxious moments.SW monsoon brings the rain and humidity-but only lasts a few hours and then full rainbows.-oh what to wear? The good ,the bad and the ugly - a simple way of summarising Cambodia.There were the GOOD in the early years-culminating in the vast Angkor empire unrivalled in the region for 4 centuries-then the BADset in from 13th Centrury -neighbours chipped aw...

The War Remnats Museum is a must- a humbling experience - and photographs which tell a million stories. The Requiem - famous photo of helmet,weapons against a tree- is extemely poignant as were many others. There was absolutely no need for American interference in Vietnam-my heart goes out to the USA soldiers drafted in and the people of Vietnam.A completely pointless war.What wars aren't? You breath deeply and move onto the next vision of destruction. ...

The essential thing here is for the women -to keep clear white skin-they wear elbow high gloves and bandanas to keep the sun at bay.Dark skin is for farm workers-light is MATCH BETTA. Unoffically the city is still called Saigon- but thanks to Uncle Ho it is respectful to call it Ho Chi Min City when talking with officials. The city fumes,ferments,bubbles and churns-yet withing this 300 year old metropolis remain timeless traditions. There is much kindness to ...

Madam Cuc was our destination-immaculate hotel in the centre-full of staff all tiny and beautiful-so willing to please -they remind me of little shiny eyed hamsters.Very tactile and extremely hardworking-something that could be learned by boat stupidesses. Ho Chi Min at first sight seems to be populated with a million bandana bedecked women bandits-on the verge of a giant traffic accident.In fact the pattern in the streets reflects a generalised organised chaos...

All anxieties : lost baggage,Collonic revenge!,Dong disasters-only 1,600 to the $ -imagine the size of wallet necessary-etc were soon crossed off on arrival at Ho Chi Min city- Behind a mass of eager faces meeting relatives there was Yan my driver jumping as high as a flea with his board HERRAN BATE- The crowd were 1,000 strong - standing quietly and calmly awaiting respective relatives,waving like we knew them.We felt like rock stars with our sunglasses on ,whee...