I arrived in Hoi An armed with a carefully complied list of clothes and shoes I wanted tailor made, I had done my research and had photos, together with notes on the colour and material I wanted each item and also what I was willing to spend on each item, based on its relative value in the UK. I was pretty excited and planned on buying almost a whole new wardrobe. I planned to … [Read more...]
Saigon, Vietnam: A coffee lover’s paradise
We pulled into Saigon nearly 15 hours after leaving Kampot (Cambodia), and had spent the previous 6 hours contorting ourselves on a minibus like a tin of sardines from Chau Doc, after crossing the border with Cambodia at Ha Tien. Needless to say we were glad to arrive. Our first and lasting impressions of Saigon are that it is a coffee lover’s paradise. At almost every turn … [Read more...]
Mui Ne, Vietnam – Forget the flash sports car or bimbo wife, kite surfing is the new midlife crisis for middle aged men
We arrived in Mui Ne with high expectations – we had read in the lonely planet that you can surf here and we were looking forward to doing a couple of beginner lessons (in between catching some rays on the beach). Although when we arrived it was apparent that we had come to the wrong place as it seemed this place ONLY caters for middle aged men who want to kite surf (they are … [Read more...]
Getting more than we bargained for in a Saigon barbers
Whilst in Saigon, Ben popped his head around the door of a barbers shop and asked ‘how much for a haircut?’ He ended up emerging an hour later, a different man, a metrosexual man, or in his words ‘a sexy ladies man.’ A haircut turned into a cut throat shave… It was Ben’s first cut throat shave and I could tell he was a little nervous as she slid the blade up underneath … [Read more...]