VIETNAM | Monday, 20 Jul 2009 | Views [677] | Comments [1]
Today I left my students apartment at 6pm to find that it had started raining while I was inside. Luckily I had pre-empted this and parked my bike under cover. Unfortunately, the parking attendants were up to their old tricks and had moved my bike ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 | Views [579]
Everything in Vietnam is fast-paced: traffic
moves fast, economies grow quickly, buildings are thrown up in months and the
weather changes in a blink of an eye. While for the most part living in such a
rapidly changing environment is very exciting, ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 3 Jun 2009 | Views [761]
On November 19th 2008, I boarded a plane from Heathrow destined for Ho Chi Minh City. At the time I was wearing a jacket and scarf which, have not been worn since. Living in a tropical climate while my friends and family moaned and groaned about the ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 12 May 2009 | Views [581]
Travel-Sick
Being sick is never fun but there is nothing
worse then being sick away from home. You may think I am using this as a figure
of speech but I genuinely believe that being really sick in an unfamiliar
environment is a highly ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Thursday, 16 Apr 2009 | Views [1350]
The price
of being white
In four days time I will have been in Vietnam for five months. For me
this marks quite significant length of time and proves that I have been able to
adapt and thrive on the other side of the world.
However, ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Monday, 6 Apr 2009 | Views [693]
The problem with Vietnam is the Vietnamese, and
no I don’t mean the people, I am referring to the language. Before I even set
foot in Vietnam I had decided that it was of upmost importance that I, at least
attempted, to learn the local language.... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 13 Feb 2009 | Views [647] | Comments [4]
For some people, Friday the
13 th marks a day of misfortune where we all should live in fear of
being cursed by ill fate. For me, however, Friday the 13 th marks
nothing more then another day on the calendar. Pretty much all my life I have
believed ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 6 Feb 2009 | Views [504] | Comments [3]
The economic world seems to be plagued by rises: rising prices, rising interest rates, rising debts and, most recently, a rising rate of unemployment. However, in the Kingdom of Cambodia a new type of rise has come to plague the consumer, a rise in ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 1 Feb 2009 | Photo Gallery
Photos from my week long trip to Phnom Penn and Angkor Wat over the TET holiday
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VIETNAM | Thursday, 1 Jan 2009 | Views [451] | Comments [1] | Video
After going to Mui Ne for Christmas I decided to stay in Saigon for New Years. Nobody was up for paying loads of money for drinks in some overpriced club downtown so we decided instead to go to a local park in Saigon where they had constructed a huge ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 28 Dec 2008 | Views [417]
Last Sunday night was a big night for in Vietnam’s sporting history. Vietnam’s national football team defeated three-time winners Thailand in the AFF Suzuki Cup. It was a close final with Vietnam only needing a draw to take the trophy (they were one ahead ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Friday, 26 Dec 2008 | Views [353] | Comments [1]
As we had two days off for Christmas, eight of us decided to escape the pollution of Ho Chi Minh City and head to Mui Ne, a coastal resort about 4 to 5 hours drive away. The town is basically one long road full of hotels, restaurants, bars and spas all ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 23 Dec 2008 | Views [396] | Video
Saigon is famous for its’ millions of motorbikes - literally, there are estimated to be at least three million bikes in city. The traffic in Saigon has become a marketing venture with postcards available depicting the busy streets. As a result of the ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008 | Views [526] | Comments [1]
This weekend was my second week of full-time teaching, although it was still tough it wasn’t half as bad as the previous weekend. There was also the added bonus of the ILA Christmas Party, an event much anticipated by the ILA staff.
The party ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Views [395]
I’ve just finished my first two days teaching; on Saturday I taught four two-hour classes and today I had three two-hour classes. That’s a total of fourteen hours over the weekend which is allot of teaching! What really takes the time is the lesson ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 3 Dec 2008 | Views [398]
It has been two weeks since I arrived and I figure this is a good to write about my first impressions and how they have changed over the course of the 14 days.
After my rather euphoric experience in Hong Kong, I was brought back to reality upon arrival ... Read more >
HONG KONG | Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 | Views [401]
I love Hong Kong, however I am only basing this judgement on the fact that they provide free Wi-Fi in their airport. As my entire trip to Hong Kong consists only of a flight transfer in the airport this has left me with a very good general impression ... Read more >
UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 13 Nov 2008 | Views [420]
It’s just under a week now until V-day (i.e. until I set off for Vietnam) and I’m growing gradually more and more nervous. So much to do in so little time, but thankfully I have nothing else holding me back (i.e. I'm unemployed). This is not without ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 15 Jan 2008 | Photo Gallery
Photos from my two day trip to the Mekong Delta in January
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