Tag: Asia
From The Hanoi Hilton To Boozy Bia Hoi
City life at its rowdiest in Hanoi allowed me to make friends that shaped my life, while silent contemplation of its history brought me back down to earth.
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Accidental Luxury In Halong Bay, Vietnam
Lady Luck was with me for my final few days in Vietnam. The rain held off, I met some great people and my dhow was accidentally four star.
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Just Enough Time To Experience Ancient Hue
The grey afternoon that hung heavily over Hue’s imperial city muted its colours but couldn’t dampen the immediate impact of its 300-year legacy.
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Resisting The Urge To Linger In Hoi An
Paper lanterns glowed orange and bounced about on the night air like fire flies on their singular summer outing.
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Gaining Perspective On Lang Biang’s Summit In Vietnam
Surrounding peaks drifted in and out of clouds like the subject of a camera lens struggling to find its focal point.
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The Challenge And Reward Of Covering Distance In Vietnam
Vietnam’s slender shape, like a singular rose wilting away from the edges of the South China Sea, lends itself to linear travel.
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I Broke Rule Number One In Ho Chi Ming City
Border days are the final exams of the traveller’s world. If you don’t revise, you won’t be able to move forwards.
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Remembering History In Phnom Penh, Cambodia
For most of us, hesitant acceptance of the atrocities that the Khmer Rouge regime inflicted on its people is the closest we’ll ever get to comprehension.
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