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Sightseeing

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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