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Sightseeing

The Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium

Five reasons to love Brussels

24 February 2012 Simon Petersen 6

You might think a city that’s home to both the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) would be dull and uninteresting. […]

Night market in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, with scooters rushing past.

Death defying acts in old Saigon

22 February 2012 Simon Petersen 8

Thousands of scooters whip past, their horns blaring as you stand in the middle of the road like a deer caught in headlights. Your heart […]

Me driving a conveertible in Tenerife.

Getting stabbed in the face in Tenerife

20 February 2012 Simon Petersen 1

Three simple words to sum up my holiday in Tenerife: OPEN BAR and BUFFET. To be honest, and I feel guilty saying this, I never […]

The Istanbul skyline

Istanbul: the place where history and kebabs come from

15 February 2012 Simon Petersen 5

Istanbul is ten thousand miles away from New Zealand, literally and figuratively. Mosques dominated the city skyline as the ferry made its way across the […]

The view from Dalat's Valley of Love, Vietnam

Vietnam’s Valley of Love – a Valentine’s Day spectacular

13 February 2012 Simon Petersen 2

Saccharine, schmaltzy and without a hint of irony whatsoever, Dalat’s Valley of Love is cuter than a sack full of lolcats and very nearly as […]

A US chopper at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

The most intense museum ever

8 February 2012 Simon Petersen 2

In a town where crossing the road is tantamount to playing chicken in the middle of a busy motorway at rush-hour, Ho Chi Minh’s War […]

The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Traveller’s paradise: 5 fun things to do in San Francisco

30 January 2012 Simon Petersen 15

If you’re going to San Francisco you’re gonna meet some gentle people there but it wouldn’t be advisable to wear flowers in your hair. You’d […]

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