For Bien and Le Thuy’s second last night here in Saigon we decided to spoil ourselves with a lavish buffet dinner at the Saigon Cafe, a buffet restaurant on the 1st floor of the Sheraton Saigon Hotel. Man, this place never disappoints! Everything was so good. Bien and Le Thuy couldn’t get enough of the [...]

A whole week has past since Bien and Le Thuy landed at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city eagerly greeted by myself. Now after all the food and fun in the Vietnam sun they’ve jetted off to continue their holiday in Thailand. Anyways, I thought I’d share a few photos from their [...]

Man, I can’t believe that I’ve been here just like a tad under 10 months and this is the 6th cold I’ve caught. I feel so utterly crap. I think living in Saigon, a city so densely populated makes it a heck of a lot easier to catch those nasties. Yesterday I headed out to [...]

Now Nha Trang is a place that I’d call paradise. Beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters, great food and friendly people. We all had an amazing time soaking up the sunshine (and getting fairly sunburnt in the process) and cruising around the islands on a hired boat. We even did a bit of snorkelling around a [...]

Here’s a tip for anyone wanting to visit Ha Long Bay: Only do a day trip! Taking the boat cruise to the islands and caves was amazing but that’s pretty much it. Apart from that there isn’t a lot to do here. All the restaurants and hotels are pretty much empty after 5pm. We were [...]