by Hayley | Apr 8, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
I have just spent the last two weeks with one of my favourite people in the world – Sunni K. I should point out that this is not her real name. I haven’t changed her name to protect the innocent (of which she is not!), it is just a nickname that has...
by Hayley | Mar 17, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
One gorgeous Saturday morning, 14 women set out for Koh Yao Noi, less than an hour off Phuket by boat. Koh Yao Noi is stunning and virtually untouched by tourists. You can take your bike on the boat over – a larger version of a long tail boat (they strap it to...
by Hayley | Mar 10, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts, Life
Late into the night, on 3rd March, my dad flew in to Phuket. To say that I was excited to see him would be an understatement. It had been more than 8 months since I had seen him, so it was an emotional reunion.Dad had picked a couple of the hottest weeks to visit, so...
by Hayley | Mar 10, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
Pattaya. Not a place one might usually choose to visit. But, I was going and determined to make the most of it.Arriving (after an hour & half drive from Bangkok) I soon learnt that the city lived up to it’s reputation. A place for hedonistic adventures. Sex...
by Hayley | Jan 16, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
I was excited to go back to Hoi An in central Vietnam. I remembered it as a quaint old town with gorgeous shops & restaurants lining the river. But before that, we had to get there. We took a car & driver for the trip south as it was only a couple of hours...
by Hayley | Jan 12, 2013 | Asia, Blog posts
And I thought the Halong Bay trip Was an early start. Friday I was up at 3.30am for a 6.30am flight. We were heading to Hue (pronounced Hway) in the middle of the DMZ ( Demilitarized Zone) a supposedly neutral zone during to American-Vietnam War. It ended up being one...