Tag Archives: Vietnam

Monday Morning Blues – Vietnamese Ducks
I spent some time with my regular travel buddy Hamish and took the opportunity to photograph some of his photos that he took whilst we were on trips. This one was from 1998 when we toured around the Mekong Delta region. The ducks work in the paddy fields eating weeds & insects that could be […]

A-Z April Challenge – H is for Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
Ha Long Bay UNESCO Heritage listed Ha Long Bay is on every Vietnam visitor’s must see list nowadays and the fact that it is so close to Ha Noi makes it an easy excursion. When Hamish & I went in 1998, we decided to spend a night at Cat Ba Island to ensure we made […]

The Mekong – Asia’s Great River
The Mekong is the world’s twelfth longest river at around 4,350 km (2,703 miles) in length. It starts its course in the mountains of Tibet and runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia before emptying into the South China Sea in southern Vietnam. Unfortunately the fate of the great river is in constant jeopardy […]

My Top 10 Big Cities Outside Europe #9 Hanoi
#9 – Hanoi, Vietnam (population 7.8 million) The capital of Vietnam is situated in the north of the country and despite its smaller size it is altogether far less frenzied than Ho Chi Minh City. I visited the previously war torn nation in 1998 when it was far less popular to do so than it […]

Music On My Travels #3 – The ‘90s
Continuing the music that has embellished my travelling through the decades. 1990s Travel Highlights Following the third and last of my inter-rail trips in 1992, I was finally to travel outside of Europe, firstly to Israel in ’93. That independent trip cemented my wanderlust gene firmly into my being. We started in Jerusalem and took […]

Hornbill Publishing – My New Website
To coincide with the imminent release of my third book, a fictional novel entitled ‘Drip by Drip’, I am absolutely delighted to launch my new publishing website – http://www.hornbillpublishing.co.uk. The label will initially feature my own works only, the number of which I am actively aiming to increase. In time I hope to be able […]

Monday Morning Blues – My Fiction Writing Debut
Hi, an unusual Monday Morning Blues from me. I have spent the lockdown writing my first fictional book. Titled ‘Drip By Drip’, it is a drama set primarily in Cambodia with action also taking place in Vietnam, Thailand and England. I am currently editing the book and have drafted a possible ebook cover that you […]