Saigon Street Food Tour of Ho Chi Minh City by Motorbike
One of the best ways to understand this sprawling and the frenetic city is to do a Saigon Street Food Tour of Ho Chi Minh City by Motorbike .. at night. This Vietnamese city is called Ho Chi Minh, but the locals still refer to it as Saigon. Gordon chose the tour...
A Study in Contrast when you visit Le Meridien Saigon
Le Meridien Saigon is one of Ho Chi Minh City’s most ultra-modern 5-star hotels. If you like bright and shiny things, you will love this hotel. It is located across from the shipping dry dock on the Saigon River, and the crazy relentless motorbike traffic of this very...
Where to find Street Art in Saigon
Away but within earshot of the cacophony of motorbikes and beeping horns in Hoi Chi Minh City, you will find a little alley full of Street Art in Saigon. Most things in Saigon are found in obscure little alleys, backstreets, and laneways. You will find the best little...
Hey Aussies – It will not cost you many dong to fly AirAsia to Vietnam
It will not cost you many dong to fly AirAsia to Vietnam. OK, so the dong is the currency of Vietnam, but with AirAsia a major budget airline flying from Australia to Vietnam, you will have that many dong left over to explore this amazing country, eeferred to as the...
The Best Cooking Class in Tuscany in Italy
We went to the best Cooking Class in Tuscany in Italy. This is a tour which is bookable on TripAdvisor. This was something that I have wanted to experience for a long time. Perhaps, it was my impressions from novels like Under the Tuscan Sun or reading the recipes...
Do a Food Walking Tour of Athens with a Local
One of the best things you can do when you visit the capital city of Greece is to do a Food Walking Tour of Athens with a local guide. Not only will you discover the culinary delights of the city of Athens, but you will learn about what is like to live in this ancient...
Money Customs in Japan – Take Cash
We travel to Japan regularly, and being aware of the money customs in Japan is something we know very well. Buy Japanese Yen before you go. Surprisingly, as Japan is a very advanced country in many ways, it remains a mostly cash based society. This means that not all...
Don’t Dismiss Exploring the Port of Civitavecchia in Italy
It was a pleasant revelation Exploring the Port of Civitavecchia in Italy. We knew very little about Civitavecchia, (pronounced chee-vee-ta-vek-chee-uh) and to be quite honest we were only expecting to sleep one night here, before boarding our cruise ship. Instead, we...
Exploring Bathurst in NSW, Australia – more than just fast cars
It was fascinating Exploring Bathurst in NSW, Australia and discovering that this very attractive central western city is a lot more than just fast cars. The city is enjoying its own renaissance as a cultured and artisanal city, worthy of discovering or rediscovering....
Bishop’s Court Estate in Bathurst – Luxury, Elegance and Warmth
Bishop’s Court Estate in Bathurst is a beautifully restored, historic boutique hotel, which was once owned by the local bishop. Now it is the property of Christine LeFevre, who to the best of my knowledge is not a bishop. I would hazard a guess that she is a little...