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Good bye Vietnam – One last blast in Ho Chi Minh City
We love you Ho Chi Minh City and will be back for a more leisurely time in Vietnam. What an awesome country. Our trip had taken it's toll - Thera was not feeling at all well by this stage, the cold she had caught a couple days earlier was in full flow and after making...
Eastern Mangroves by Anantara welcomes Lonely Planet Photographs into her luxurious surroundings
The Lonely Planet Middle East Showcases Photo Talent at the Eastern Mangroves Hotel & Spa by Anantara Here in the UAE there are a plethora of 5 star hotels. And being honest, having been here for 16 years on and off. A five star hotel here is a totally different...
Hue – The Citadel and the Perfume River
The Citadel at Hue sits on the Perfume River Hue - we passed the citadel on the way in and as we were dropped off found out that as it is a national holiday this weekend, everything is much more expensive. 400aed for a private car to show us the citadel and the pagoda...
Ha Long Bay and The Night Bus!!
Ha Long Bay - a beautiful National Heritage Site - A must for any Vietnam itinerary. Downstairs, breakfasted and ready to go at 8am, apparently our obscure location meant they got lost and also the bus couldn't get down the road! Our guide for the days though Cheong...
Food Tour of Hanoi City – Awesome!
Half day Vietnamese food tour with Daniel Hoyer from the Well Eaten Path We decided to have a bit of a lie in today and take it easy. We went back up to the 24 hour food street to grab some breakfast. We had seen a place on the first night we wanted to check...
Hanoi Here we come!!
Bit of a fuzzy head this morning. Some worse than others - down to breakfast and then someone needed a nap Packed and ready to go by midday - checkout and leave bags in reception. Kill 2 hours in town with a walkabout and some lunch at the banana leaf cafe. Yummy food...
Ho Chi Minh, Danang and Hoi An exploring
Hoi An wins hands down over Danang - Ho Chi Minh still the favourite though As we weren't doing the Mekong Delta we decided we would walk some of the rest of the city before our 2pm flight. We got the Opera house, Independence Palace, Notre Dame and the Ben...
A weekend in Abu Dhabi – Yas Waterworld and the Louvre exhibition
Thanks to the bombardment of the coupon sites, it was decided upon that the14-15th June would be spent in the capital Abu Dhabi, well Yas Island really, as a belated birthday celebration for one of our parties elder Statesman. As with most hotels check in time is 2pm...
Vietnam in 10 days – 5 flights, 6 cities an overnight bus and a boat!
Ho Chi Minh City and the Cu Chi Tunnels Vietnam has been on my list of places to visit for a long while now. I always envisaged a post University trip to South East Asia, spending a couple of months between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, but 14 years later and it hadn't...
Monster trucks in the UAE – Welcome Monster Jam
Last weekend a childhood dream was realised. I finally got to see the Monster Trucks of Monster Jam, live in action in the country I call home, the UAE. For many this will make no sense, but it has been one of those things I have always wanted to see. Since a kid, I...