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Whores on Hondas!
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 30 May 2011
“He was comin’ at me like a hoor on a honda” the immortal phrase uttered by a former classmate of mine in reference to some nonspecific drunken brawl which took place in the back streets of Dublin several years ago. It had lain dormant in the darkened recesses of my memory for all this time, [...]
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Building a Boat
Blog: Kate McVaugh's Rambles - 14 May 2011
Every morning, since arriving in Mui Ne, I’ve walked along the beach and looked out at the lovely boats and thought that I really should find out where they are made and go see the builders in action.
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Phong Nha Farmstay, F*ck Yeah
Blog: Lonely Girl Travels - 13 May 2011
I could tell by the way he slid the business card over to me, by the utter seriousness in his eyes, that he wasn’t fucking around. “Hands down, without a doubt,” he stabbed the card with his index finger, “the best thing I did in Vietnam.” I put the Phong Nha Farmstay card in my [...]
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Adventures in Vietnamese Bureaucracy: Dong Hoi Visa Shenanigans
Blog: Lonely Girl Travels - 10 May 2011
Blond and sun-crisp, with a Marlon Brandon mouth and board shorts, Ben was the first Westerner I’d seen in Dong Hoi. He lit a cigarette and sighed as his driver secured my backpack to the roof of the SUV. “Where are you from in the States?” “California.” “Ah, well,” he exhaled an agitated puff, “this [...]
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Vietnam – pork on the side
Blog: photito's blog - 9 May 2011
Flirting with foreign menus Ordering food in a new destination can sometimes be frustrating. You know, when there’s no translation, and the letters on the menu reveal absolutely nothing about the contents of the dish. I have spent most of … Continue reading →
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Coconut Tree Trimming
Blog: Kate McVaugh's Rambles - 9 May 2011
Eating breakfast one morning, I watched as a guy drove in on his motorbike, one hand on the handlebars, the other gripping a 10 foot bamboo ladder.
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Royal Honeymoon Asia
Blog: Fish Egg Tree - 2 May 2011
There was a big surprise over the weekend when the palace announced, seemingly at the last minute, that Price William and his bride Kate would postpone their honeymoon. It ended a lot of ridiculous speculation by the media about where the couple would be spending their honeymoon--in such outlandish locations as Kenya, the Virgin Islands and Lizard Island, off Australia.
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The creature on the bridge
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 2 May 2011
Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending, the wanderer, harried for years on end, after he plundered the stronghold on the proud height of Troy. He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and [...]
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International Worker's Day
Blog: Kate McVaugh's Rambles - 1 May 2011
International Worker’s Day is celebrated on May 1st throughout much of the world. In the US, it is called Labor Day and is commemorated on the first Monday in September.
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Bai Chay Tourist Wharf in Halong Bay
Blog: Malaysia Asia - 23 April 2011
Bai Chay Tourist Wharf in Halong Bay is your gateway to the famous UNESCO world heritage site in Vietnam. It is here that you will embark on your amazing Halong Bay Cruise and this article shares with you the details that I experienced while I explored this stunning place in 2010. As I had a good nine days to spend in Northern Vietnam, I decided to fully utilize my time here at Ha Long.
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Morning Star rising
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 18 April 2011
Prising apart the soft pink flesh with my fingertips as I pressed it close against my lips, the dragonfruit burst suddenly revealing its secret inner fleshiness. Juices spilled freely down over my chin and neck staining my shirt. Few things were as evocative of the mysterious Asian southeast as its bountiful bizarre and utterly exotic [...]
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Friends and Phở: A Week in Saigon
Blog: teach travel play - 12 April 2011
They say you can never go home again. A tricky saying when your home has spanned three countries in six months. Don’t get me wrong, I in no way feel sorry for myself, in fact this popular phrase has freed me up to the fun and challenging task of taking the concept of “home” with [...]
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A New Way of Thinking About Trash
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 11 April 2011
Some years ago an elfin man approached me as I walked along a boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He could see I was puzzled and wanted to help. What did I need? Holding out my handfull of trash, I pantomimed dumping it, then shrugged my shoulders and swept my hand in a semicircle [...]
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Lonely Planet Sightings in Mui Ne
Blog: Fish Egg Tree - 10 April 2011
There were a couple sightings of Lonely Planet writer Nick Ray in Mui Ne this week. Did you meet him?... and more importantly, did you show your best side this week at your restaurant, resort, shop or tour company? You better have, because you may not have another opportunity to impress Lonely Planet for perhaps two more years. He's already left town, so I'm told.
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Cost of Travel: Hanoi, Vietnam
Blog: GoBackpacking - 4 April 2011
Get a glimpse of how far your budget will go in Vietnam's capital city, Hanoi.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, personal and private support forum, expert audio interviews, and much more.
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The Vietnam Conclusion
Blog: The Travel Project - 31 March 2011
A journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City that so many dream off and a journey that will remain with me for the rest of my life.
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The Pirates of Halong Bay
Blog: The Travel Project - 29 March 2011
The adventures of sailing the World Heritage listed Halong Bay in Vietnam aboard an opulent oriental teak Junk.
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Degenerates and Degeneracies
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 28 March 2011
Sliding in closer against the green baize, with great care and deliberation, I sized up the shot. Bringing the cue parallel to eye level, mentally measuring distances, angles and calculating expectations of all probable future scenarios. I paused, a Zen-like omniscience descended. I became aware suddenly of the lizards creeping in the rafters, of the [...]
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All-New Filipino Con Artists in Saigon: The Pham Ngu Lao Gang
Blog: Fish Egg Tree - 27 March 2011
The Photos below are of well-known Filipino con artists who have been stalking tourists in Saigon for several years. This is the first time many of them have been photographed, however. These photos are taken from their regular morning gatherings in the part across from the intersection of Pham Ngu Lao and De Tham Streets in District 1, HCMC. Disturbingly, security guards are usually standing right next to them.
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Temple of the Whale
Blog: Kate McVaugh's Rambles - 26 March 2011
I came to Mui Ne because it’s on the beach. I wanted a place to write and relax. Most days I don’t leave the hotel grounds except to walk on the beach or go for a meal close by.
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In the city of tailors
Blog: Drifting Aimless - 21 March 2011
I take the early morning bus to Hoi An, a city famed for its tailoring industry. Having been fitted for a nice cashmere suit I became dimly aware and somewhat troubled by the fact that it would almost certainly not fit me once I returned from traveling. I found it strange that despite the fact [...]
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Taking to the Streets in Hanoi
Blog: GoBackpacking - 14 March 2011
Food is the quintessential example of taking to the streets in Hanoi.---------Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 27 tutorials, private forum, audio interviews, and more.
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Winter photography in Sapa | Vietnam in the clouds
Blog: HAPPYTIMEBLOG - 14 March 2011
Backpacking around the world HappytimeBlog | Winter photography in Sapa | Vietnam in the cloudsAlthough Sapa is all about the view, in the winter when the clouds rll in there's some amazing pictures to be had of the minority villagers and hill tribe people
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No Tsunami in Vietnam
Blog: Kate McVaugh's Rambles - 13 March 2011
As I walked back from a late, fish lunch two days ago, I received a frantic text message from a Vietnamese friend in Ho Chi Minh City. She told me of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
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What I Wake Up To Every Morning
Blog: Kate McVaugh's Rambles - 8 March 2011
From the window of my little room, I can see and hear the ocean which lies less than 50 yards from where I sit. Mui Ne is a bay without giant waves crashing on the shore.
