9 Aug 2014On leaving Saigon one of the last persons I met was the person at the baggage check-in at Saigon Airport. The lady in front of me stared at the her screen for a while then looked at me and smiled. Congratulations Mr Wolters, I have just upgraded you to Business class for your flight to Frankfurt. I thanked her and asked why I had been given that privilege . She just looked up and smiled again and said with a soft voice.:I can see you have been to Vietna...

2014 Aug 6 Saigon-Ho Chi Min City I don't know what it is, or the reason why, but Vietnam has some kind of magnetic influence on me. Again I am spending some time in Saigon and enjoyed the chaos of the traffic. The traffic looks dangerous but is not really- there are almost no rules so everyone is aware of everyone else. They drive on the right hand side of the road but if you need to turn left somewhere it is ok if you cut across 12 lanes of scooter traffic a...

August 5 2014 For some unknown reason I have problems throwing old books away. The other day when going through some stuff I came across a guide called "Surprising Singapore" issue 1974. I have been in Singapore many times and would think that after visiting more than 8 times you have seen it all, but again the meeting of fellow travellers created new opportunities to encounter the unexpected. I was staying in a hostel called “The Green Kiwi”. Choo...