Hanging in Ho Chi Minh

Coming back to a place is not one of my favourite things to do, but I think Vietnam is different, especially Ho Chi Minh. It is a total fusion of cultures, but not just 2 Asian cultures. European & Asian. French. Meaning bakeries, baguettes, pastries & streets...

Happy Holidays!

Though it's a bit delayed, I thought I better get up a blog about Christmas & NYE.When you are overseas they say it is your friends that become your family and that is so true. I was lucky enough this Christmas to blend my 2 worlds and have my Australian...

Railay Beach

Railay Beach is an hour & a half off Phuket and is known as THE climbing destination in Thailand. Also a perfect choice for a long weekend getaway.We arrived Sunday morning after an early start and as the boat approached the beach, it looked like a scene from a...

Diving with the G-star

Scuba diving was always one of those things that I thought I would do…at some point…but always put it off because I was a little nervous. Stupidly, I had heard a song when I was a kid about a diver getting the Bens and I thought I would to. In reality, the...

And they call it a vegetarian festival….

Every year, in October, Phuket comes alive with the Vegetarian Festival. This however, is a slightly misleading title for what it actually involves.It is a festival mainly for the Chinese community in Phuket, whereby they cleanse themselves (by only eating vegetarian...