I think that every bus in Cochin (Kochi) had been hired for our arrival. This time we didn’t take a ship’s tour because it is just as easy to DIY. Two of our friends had decided to join us for a tuk tuk tour of Cochin. Our other two friends where having no end of […]
I’d been out East for just over a year sailing in the waters of the Far East and down to Australia & New Zealand, and in the last month or so my sore throat had been getting worse. Originally I thought it was a standard sore throat and that it would ‘go away’ in due […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]
Next day we repacked the car and headed to Beechworth in Victoria. The drive was just over two hours, via the outskirts of Albury. It was an easy drive, and once off the freeway a very pleasant drive along quiet country roads. Finding our accommodation Rose Cottage was easy. Rose cottage from the front gate. View […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]
In 1945 the Americans bombed the real bridge on the river Kwai. The centre parts of the bridge (the flat bits) are new, and the original part of the bridge has the curved sides. We could walk on the bridge; it is a rail bridge only, and not available for road transport. There was a […]
We arrived in Goa on ANZAC Day and after the dawn service we entered harbour to be greeted by a local quartet. They played a long time as the heat of the day became hotter. Not long after we arrived we had a neighbour – Seven Seas Voyager. Not far away, alongside a floating dry […]
I consider myself to be very fortunate to be living in Australia and in particular in a leafy suburb which is a forty minute train ride from the city of Sydney. For the past twenty odd years, I have walked every morning in my suburb around 6.00 To 6.30 am and I never get tired […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]
Danang, China Beach and Good Morning Vietnam – with Robin Williams’ Viva Danang comes to mind when I think of this area. We flew from Saigon to Danang airport, which is the airport for Hoi An, where we would be staying. On arrival in Danang (about 9.00 am), we were met by Phong ‘Our man in Danang’, […]