So, an entry I’ve been looking forward to doing for ages: Back to my beloved Vietnamese motorbike, and thoughts I have whilst dodging all my fellow traffic on the streets of Bien Hoa, the insane streets of Saigon and a few scenic countryside roads too. Firstly, a nice photo of my exploration north of Bien Hoa, where […]
Ho Chi Minh City
Two Days in the Mekong Delta
So, earlier this week I ventured out of the Ho Chi Minh City area, towards The Mekong Delta!! It was me and three of my Saigon friends, and we went with a tour company called TNK tours, it was brilliant. A busload of about forty people from a variety of countries – I spoke French with […]
Chicken feet, cockroaches and plane-spotting
19.11.2014 Xin chao! Long time no write, I seem to have phases. But now I MUST write it’s been a while… So, what’s happened since I last wrote. Well, I’ve settled more into BH life, and I really do enjoy teaching and lesson planning, and our group of BH teachers are a great bunch. We’ve gone for […]
The Bus Number 5
I will now tell you the story of my experiences on The Bus Number 5, the bus that goes between Bien Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City. 45 minutes at its best, x minutes at its worst. (Two hours is probably a reasonable maximum.) 20 miles/35km. My bus ride to HCMC was pretty smooth, about […]
Touristing it in Saigon
8.11.2014 Xin chao! Hello from Bien Hoa Food Village once again, the time is tam gieu nam moui sau (with a few accents missing) as I learnt in the awesome Vietnamese lesson I attended on Wednesday. So, spent most of last week back in my beloved HCMC, Saigon, ah I love you. <3 And this […]
Impressions of Vietnam: First five hours
26.10.2014 klo NOON So, I have been just under five hours in Ho Chi Minh City. In Vietnam. In Asia. !!!!!! And I feel I could write ten blog posts. I am sat in the lobby of my hotel, I’m allowed to check in in 45 minutes. My original plan had been to, after […]