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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, […]

A Vietnamese flag in Halong Bay

Vietnam travel tips (learnt the hard way) – part 1

29 February 2012 Simon Petersen 12

As I round out my tour of duty in Vietnam and prepare to travel into Laos, now seems like the perfect time to reflect on […]

Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam

Visiting Ho Chi Minh’s final resting place

27 February 2012 Simon Petersen 5

Gruff military personnel strip you of your camera as you pass through a metal detector and join a long and somber queue. You slowly make […]

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 […]

Vietnam: sleeper buses for dummies

17 February 2012 Simon Petersen 12

As I write these words my body is still reeling from a 12 hour bus journey that took me overnight from Nha Trang to Hoi […]

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 […]

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