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Asia

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 Singapore skyline by night

Ice Kacheng: a Singapore sensation (or not)

6 February 2012 Simon Petersen 4

I’m not the bravest man in the world when it comes to trying new culinary treats but when I saw a picture in a Singapore […]

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