Trip: Seduced by a new Asian mistress
There are [22] stories from my trip: Seduced by a new Asian mistress
VIETNAM | Thursday, 16 Dec 2010 | Views [1318]
You can't have a signature move unless you put
it in to action at every available opportunity. Like John Travolta and a dance
floor, Tiger Woods and a bedroom, er golf course or Dubya and his Texan ranch,
my place to shine is the airport. ... Read more >
Tags: flights, misfortune
VIETNAM | Thursday, 16 Dec 2010 | Views [2315]
Leaving a country should never make for interesting reading,
unless you have a fetish for missed flights. My obsession with such an activity
is bordering on perverse, but I still adhere to the same casual approach to
punctuality. Leaving anywhere ... Read more >
Tags: flights, friends, shopping, tattoo
VIETNAM | Sunday, 5 Dec 2010 | Views [1807] | Comments [2]
Yeah,
I brought an expired credit card with me overseas. No worries for the
naïve. Move money around like its millions and I can spend dollars
like they're Vietnamese Dong. It's good karma keeping the economy
going. Before long though, ... Read more >
Tags: friends, shopping, sight seeing
VIETNAM | Friday, 19 Nov 2010 | Views [1267]
I've
heard of time-warps, sometimes believing I had passed through one
when I see my moustache in some reflective surface. I think the 70's
are alive and well until reality makes a rare appearance in my mind.
I've heard of worm holes as well, those ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, on the road, sight seeing
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 17 Nov 2010 | Views [1403]
Disclaimer:
The following journal contains sexually explicit material, adult
themes and drug taking. It may, or may not contain the words 'fuck',
'tart' and 'freak', a reference to the smell of poo after eating
Indian food, a farting ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, food, friends
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010 | Views [1309]
You are truly blessed when you hope fervently enough for
something to see it come to fruition. Third world countries highlight this
blessing Westerners have when our hopes are far less significant than the
everyday survival that is most of the Vietnamese's ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, food, misfortune, on the road, philosophy
VIETNAM | Monday, 8 Nov 2010 | Views [1535]
When
it came time to leave Dalat, it was obvious it wasn't going to be an
easy, or dry affair. Numerous roads were blocked due to floods,
numerous destinations weren't worth visiting for the same reason and
the bus we chose to leave on started the ... Read more >
Tags: misfortune, on the road, travel books
VIETNAM | Saturday, 6 Nov 2010 | Views [14071]
Even if there was things to do in Dalat when it's pissing
rain, we weren't interested. I had sold Uma on the idea of visiting Dalat
solely on the steam room, sauna and hot tub at a certain 'Dreams Hotel'. They
seemed like easy dreams to satisfy ... Read more >
Tags: culture, misunderstanding, near miss
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 3 Nov 2010 | Views [1955]
Arriving
in teeming rain did not paint Vietnam's beach capital Nha Trang in a
very pretty light. The city's setting is beautiful with large
mountains looking down over a long stretch of beach dressed up by
sculpture gardens and facing ... Read more >
Tags: fun, tourist park, waterslides
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 2 Nov 2010 | Views [1513]
My
stay in Hoi An certainly didn't start on the right foot because it
didn't start on my feet. The friendly hotel receptionist at Hue had
organised his 'friend' to pick us up and escort us to his $10 hotel
that had a pool. We were ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, shopping, touts
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 2 Nov 2010 | Views [1087]
Most
tourism involves some test of patience when confronted by conditions
or customs completely at odds with what is considered normal back
home. One's understanding and appreciation of the diversity of
humanity is broadened by approaching ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy, shopping, touts
VIETNAM | Sunday, 31 Oct 2010 | Views [2633]
I
woke up to darkness. An all pervading black. I knew it was daylight
because I could hear Vietnam doing what it does best on the roads
outside the hotel window. The cacophony of commuting traffic had been
singing in disharmonious accord for an hour ... Read more >
Tags: health, hospitals, scenery
VIETNAM | Thursday, 28 Oct 2010 | Views [4415]
In
the past, when someone said to me, “Let's go to Nimbin?”, it
usually meant our stocks were low. With Uma slowly becoming a
travelling pharmacy, I didn't think it likely, or necessary, that we
would be acquiring more drugs. With karst formations ... Read more >
Tags: hospitals, on the road
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 Oct 2010 | Views [924]
Waking
to the view of Halong Bay's karst mountains required repeated pinches
to ensure I wasn't still dreaming. Finding out the switch for the air
conditioner was just outside the door made me realise I'm always
dreaming. The Belgium ... Read more >
Tags: boat, sailing, scenery
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 26 Oct 2010 | Views [2472]
3
days cruising on Rancho Relaxo shouldn't have to start at 7am. Being
paid to get up that early for work makes such an effort sensible with
the axiom 'sooner started, sooner finished'. Choosing a guided tour
probably ... Read more >
Tags: boats, roads, sailing, scenery
VIETNAM | Thursday, 21 Oct 2010 | Views [3062] | Comments [2]
Sapa
is Vietnam's trekking capital, and we had gone there with a vague
idea to do just that. With loafers left over from the wedding being
my only shoes, it shows just how vague I am. I hiked to Cat Cat
village in them and nearly ... Read more >
Tags: hospitals, misadventures, shopping
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010 | Views [1140]
Sleeper
trains are such a good idea I can't believe they aren't used for
commuting. You wouldn't get jolted awake every 20 seconds and people
could dribble on a pillow instead of their neighbours shoulder. For
long distance travel, not only do you ... Read more >
Tags: hill tribes, scenery, transport
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010 | Views [1082]
No
party can be categorised as such until something gets smashed.
Normally its something of the hosts, but I must be too considerate
for that. Some may disagree and just call me an idiot instead, and
part of the following journal makes it hard to ... Read more >
Tags: food, mishaps, museums
VIETNAM | Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 | Views [921]
Hanoi had been planning my welcoming party for months and the city was
awash with red and yellow flags and banners. Every shop front, street
sign and forehead spoke of the 1,000 year prophesy of my arrival. I
had been warned that I would be swarmed ... Read more >
Tags: celebration, people
VIETNAM | Thursday, 14 Oct 2010 | Photo Gallery
All these photos were taken in Vietnam unbelievably enough!
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THAILAND | Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 | Views [2532]
My solo adventure started ominously enough with my 630am pick up for the ferry showing up at 725am. The receptionist was more worried than I was and called the company three times to ensure I hadn't been forgotten. I must still be on Broome time as ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, people
THAILAND | Tuesday, 12 Oct 2010 | Views [2520]
The boys night in Melbourne relocated to Asia for nearly a week. It was an inauspicious sign for bank balances, livers, and the price of grain. A trip overseas had been discussed ad nauseam and it took one of us getting married to see it happen. I ... Read more >
Tags: beach, friends, sport
