Scootering round a mountain, somewhere between Da Nang and Hué, Vietnam: I woke this morning to find I’d been ANNIHILATED BY MOSQUITOES! I thought I’d escaped the brutal blood-sucking monsters when I left Broome, alas, my legs now resemble some kind of pasty pink and white dot-to-dot puzzle. Soon I’ll be able to choose a … More My Very Own Top Gear Special – Day Ten and The Hai Van Pass
Hoi An, Vietnam: Yesterday was a pretty big day. My exposure to the sun had been more than I’d needed and I woke with achy shoulders, my body a little weary, my throat groggy, and in need of a day of relaxation. Without realising it, travelling can take an almighty toll on your physical and … More Day Eight – Time to Contemplate, Time to Talk
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: Filled with intrepidation surrounding my impending debut sleeper train journey that would set off for Da Nang that afternoon; a journey that would take 18 long hours and required getting some shut eye overnight on a bunk in a cramped cabin; a journey I had no idea how to prepare for, … More Day Five and Time to Move Along
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: On my last full day in Ho Chi Minh City I was torn between taking a full day trip down the Mekong Delta where I’d get to see rice paddies and ‘traditional Vietnamese culture’, or having a day of contemplation and reflection by taking an epically long walk around the city. … More Day Four in SE Asia, and Sticking to the Beaten Track May Just Be The Safest Option
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: What I thought was going to be a pretty relaxed and lazy Saturday in Ho Chi Minh turned out to be just as eventful as the previous two days. I’d booked to go on a trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels that afternoon so had most of the morning free to … More Day Three in SE Asia – Underprepared and Very, Very Sweaty
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Breakfast in the hostel was interesting. The noodle soup, I chose not to opt for, as that was just too weird, and I had spent enough time chomping noodles for breakfast as a broke student back in the early noughties, so I decided to choose the eggs and lots of … More Day Two in SE Asia: The War and The People
It’s been a tad drab here lately. The weather hasn’t been living up to my Western Australian standards, in fact it’s been slightly bi-polar which is frustrating (constant rain, wind and bitter cold, speckled with short bursts of sunshine) and I’ve been feeling particularly lethargic and lacking in energy. Instead of wanting to get outdoors … More Day Fifteen In Marvel Loch
Lists…lists, lists, lists. I’m well aware that I have a bit of a thing for lists. I love a shopping list. I love a list of things to do. I love a list for the sake of having a list, you know, just so I can write unnecessary shit down in order to inevitably forget … More What a difference a year makes
There has to be more to life than this; to sit in a cage, in a tank, in a pond, and work for a man with whom you have no bond. To monotonise your weeks, your years and your life for a suffocating slavery of struggle and strife. You work, you come home, you eat … More More Than This
Travelling blog posts have been a little slow lately; in fact, blog posts of any description have been a little slow. At the moment I’m working full-time and holding down two freelance writing jobs (no complaints there) so finding the time to write is proving very difficult. Not being able to regularly contribute to my … More The Travelling Creative
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