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Month: March 2012

Manchester United meet Fulham, in my first ever football match

Living in London: football fans, hooligans and trophies

29 March 2012 Simon Petersen 2

As Manchester United winger Nani lined up the penalty that would put his team out of reach in the dying moment of the match, my […]

The rock the little mermaid normally sits on.

The case of Copenhagen’s missing mermaid

28 March 2012 Simon Petersen 4

Imagine you went to Paris and the Eiffel Tower wasn’t there. Or you went to see Big Ben in London but it had been loaned […]

The killing tree at Choeung Ek, Cambodia

The brutality of the killing fields (not for the squeamish)

26 March 2012 Simon Petersen 15

Bone fragments, teeth and pieces of fabric litter the ground next to a gnarled and knotted tree against which babies and small children had their […]

Beatles cover band The Cheatles perform to a pub in Liverpool

The Cheatles live in Liverpool

22 March 2012 Simon Petersen 1

Travelling is all about moments like this one. Having wandered down to the Liverpool docks I was struck by a familiar sound, one synonymous with the […]

A temple in Luang Prabang, Laos

Ten things you should know before travelling to Laos

21 March 2012 Simon Petersen 18

For such a small country, Laos has a heck of a lot to recommend to backpackers: the best beer in South East Asia (Beerlao), one […]

Beachcairs along Serenditpity Beach in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Cheeky monkeys: a warning to anyone travelling through Cambodia

19 March 2012 Simon Petersen 4

Are Cambodians trying to rip you off or are they just really, really bad at mathematics? Since arriving in the country a week ago not […]

At the bach with the family.

Going home after four years on the road

15 March 2012 Simon Petersen 5

After four years living in London it was time to go back home to New Zealand – at least for a visit. I was missing […]

Dalat, Vietnam

Places that give the worst first impressions

13 March 2012 Simon Petersen 8

Within ten minutes of arriving in the Vietnamese town of Dalat I was ready to throw in the towel. Lost, hungry and tired of playing […]

A bowl of pho

Pho: if it’s good enough for the president…

9 March 2012 Simon Petersen 2

A visit to Vietnam wouldn’t be complete without tucking into a bowl of the country’s unofficial national dish: pho. Just ask former US President Bill […]

Me in Luang Prabang, Laos, next to the Mekong River.

From Hanoi to Luang Prabang (a love story)

7 March 2012 Simon Petersen 10

It was off to a fairly underwhelming beginning, delayed in a bitterly cold and threadbare Hanoi Airport due to adverse weather conditions (airport speak for […]

Cardiff's Milennium Stadium

Friends and foes at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium

5 March 2012 Simon Petersen 1

I stepped off the train in a freezing cold Cardiff and even then, eight hours before kick-off, I knew I was in for something special. […]

The ending of a water-puppet show in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Vietnam travel tips (learnt the hard way) – part 2

2 March 2012 Simon Petersen 9

Welcome to the second part of my Vietnam travel tips extravaganza, where I will share with you, the lovely people who read this travel blog, […]

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