15 Apr 2009 Today I depart for Kuala Lumpur and after a couple of nights there, on to Hanoi. Lynn is staying on in Sydney for a few more...

16 Apr 2009 On the way out I came across a piece in the in-flight magazine called “KL city tour”.  Having utterly failed to do any...

17 Apr 2009 Over the next weeks these journal entries will attempt to give a slice of Vietnam and our experience of it. If you’re looking...

18 Apr 2009 Off the a bright and early start (well, reasonably early), I launch out into the streets for the full-sized version – Reid’s...

19 Apr 2009 I’m spending the next night and two days aboard the Emeraude on Halong Bay. Halong Bay is about 150 km, or 3 hours east of...

20 Apr 2009 In the morning we way slowly made our way back to shore after a hearty, tasty and undoubtedly cholesterol laden breakfast....

21 Apr 2009 With my last full day in Hanoi before Lynn arrives, I toyed with the idea of a day tour out into the country to take in some...

22 Apr 2009 This morning Lynn flies in from Kuala Lumpur, so after a lazy start I ride out with the car and driver to meet her at the...

26 Apr 2009 New day, new city. Lynn has us booked on flights to Danang this morning, which is the closest airport to Hoi An, our next...

27 Apr 2009 Early this morning we say a fond farewell to Hoi An and drive back up to Danang to catch a flight down to Nha Trang. Since...

28 Apr 2009 Next stop on the grand tour is Dalat, about 100km inland and up in the hills. It was originally settled by the French in the...

29 Apr 2009 In the morning we jump on our moped and headed out to the Trac Lam Zen Monastery. Being up in the hills, Dalat is not only...

30 Apr 2009 Today is Victory Day where they celebrate the fall of Saigon in 1975 and the end of the American (aka Vietnam) war, and...

1 May 2009 And so we arrive at our last city in Vietnam – Saigon. Our expectations of this city are low – much of what we’ve read suggest...

2 May 2009 In the morning we take a stroll down the street to check out the river (not overly pic turesque, but sporting a surprising...

2 May 2009 I’m excited to check out Cambodia and compare it to Vietnam. Being a closeted Brit, my experience of this country is only...

3 May 2009 Dawn, as it turns out, is hideously early, so the thought of getting to a temple by sunrise is quickly put to one side. Far...

4 May 2009 Again, I set my alarm with the best of intentions of rousing Mr Seuen at the crack of dawn and heading back out to Angkor Wat...