2021-02-14 04:05
After 6 years I got to spend Tet holiday in Vietnam. Sadly the closed borders meant I couldn’t get to Hartlepool where I’ve been the last few years. Previous to that I went to Pe… Read More
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An account of my travels in SE Asia at times taking a particular focus.
2020-08-01 11:23
Sapa – the town
As I said in the last post there not actually a lot to do in Sapa as most of the attractions – Fansipan Mountain, tribal villages, trekking, waterfalls etc ar… Read More
2020-07-31 14:37
I have no idea I’d it’s actually called that or if I just stole if from a description of a different place. Still it’s a great place to visit and with so many jewels in the… Read More
2020-07-30 06:26
Surprisingly (for me anyway) there’s not much choice in Sapa for vegans but fortunately the few options are very good. I will be saving the best place for last so either stick with it… Read More
2020-03-01 02:15
In Ho Chi Minh City there’s 2 things I dislike immensely. Tower-blocks and Thao Dien. So staying in a tower-block in Thao Dien is a living hell for me. I exaggerate greatly and I am ta… Read More
2020-02-23 08:51
In the 5+ years I’ve been in Asia there have been many changes but the one constant has been Suegat. People who’ve never had a dog may say trite things like “it’s onl… Read More
2020-02-22 11:43
For some reason I randomly remembered this long forgotten blog. It should no longer be named Timbo’s Travel Tales as travel is a distant memory. The inconvenience of earning a crust me… Read More
2017-08-02 09:45
This is going to be a pretty dull post but I can’t leave work for another 2 and a half hours and I’m struggling to stay awake so I thought I’d add a blog post. On the way b… Read More
2017-05-14 06:51
As I’m killing time waiting for a phone call about a life changing event I thought I’d muse about how cheaply you can eat in Saigon but most importantly eating tasty food and pro… Read More
2017-05-13 05:03
I have to say my view of this trip is tainted by my own lack of research regarding costs. On other organised tours in Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam all costs were included in the tour price… Read More
2017-05-12 07:22
Whenever I’ve asked anyone what Singapore is like the only answers I’ve ever received are ‘clean’ and ‘modern’ making it sound a bit dull so I wasn’… Read More
2017-05-09 06:31
As the Vegan in Vietnam posts seemed popular based on views I thought I’ll do one for the (few) places I visited in Indonesia. I didn’t know what a massive country it is until I… Read More
2017-05-07 00:05
Bali’s not the worst place I’ve visited but certainly not the best either. The marketing team must take tips from Apple to have it billed as Paradise Island. The most notable thi… Read More
2017-04-24 04:48
My sister kept insisting that not only was attendance mandatory having fun was also obligatory. Despite the fact that no one else wanted to go, we were informed of the date of the trip, that… Read More
2016-11-11 02:38
Despite being the most exclusive area of HCMC Thao Dien is on the Saigon River flood plain. With The Saigon being tidal whenever there’s a high tide during the rainy season the w… Read More
2016-11-11 02:29
Apparently this year has been the wettest anyone can remember. The devastating floods in central Vietnam that killed many and washed away thousands of homes are testament to that. So the flo… Read More
2016-11-03 10:15
Write up to follow Read More
2016-09-10 13:29
Myself and Dutchie often ponder about coconuts and reflect on their magnificence and their abundance in Vietnam and their uses and the amount of a coconut that is often wasted. After much po… Read More
2016-09-09 12:13
Well as its a slow news day with no visits to new eating places I thought my favourite cafe deserves its own post. In true Vietnamese naming protocol it’s called Shop 89 as its a shop… Read More
2016-09-07 03:39
Well it’s actually day 9 as I missed yesterday and day 2 (which did not bode well for reliability!). On that note for late starters to the “Vegan in Vietnam” series it&rsqu&hell…Read More
2016-09-05 15:51
Today’s restaurant is not new for me as its one of the places I eat at very regularly. It’s a pagoda (temple) restaurant and is very close to my home. The food is cheap and very… Read More
2016-09-04 08:01
I think this one a day series is going to become an occasional series but I will continue to try new places. Today’s restaurant was again not too far being less than a 15 minute… Read More
2016-09-03 08:11
With it being Independence Day I thought I’d venture into the city at night which I don’t do too often. Like most cities at night Saigon is lit up in fluorescent, often garish co… Read More
2016-09-03 05:54
Today’s choice is actually veggie but it has a large amount of vegan choices and the chef will make the veggie dishes vegan. As the beast (my motorbike) is in a garage to get a new fro… Read More
2016-09-02 07:26
La Holista is new and they rent space in Hoa Tay and collaborate with them so this is the front of the cafe. It’s around 30 seconds from my home so it’s quite a discovery!
The fr… Read More
2016-09-02 01:35
Well the “new place a day” got off to a rocky start with day 2 missing due to unforeseen circumstances (I didn’t get round to it). I once went to a psychics conference but… Read More
2016-08-31 00:37
….well Saigon actually. Despite there being a wealth of choice of eating establishments for vegans I’ve got lazy recently and I’ve been sticking to the same few places. Sa… Read More
2016-08-23 10:02
I’ve read recently about how cheap Vietnam is and apparently Hanoi is the cheapest city in world to visit for the third year in a row on one comparison site. Vietnam as a whole cane s… Read More
2016-08-12 09:15
Have you heard the one about the Mackem, the Dutchie and the fake Scouser who went urban exploring? No? Hardly surprising as none was done. In an even more preposterous turn of events I for… Read More
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