Few things take the title "great". The Great Escape, Alexander the Great, Great Britain - the Greatest, and of course, the Great Wall of China. We flew up from Hanoi on Saturday, dosing up heavily on lemsip and cold remedies on the plane just in case the Chinese officials decided on medical testing us for Swine Flu, we were scared they may find a tiny sniffle and not let us in. Customs cleared we headed into the smog of Beijing and a little jaunt to Tia...

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain And so we did. After 4 glorious and chilled days in Hoi An, spent between the tailors' shops, the beach (a 4km bike ride) the many many cafes and bars, we arrived to the hectic bustle of Hanoi, and quickl...

Greetings from the Saville Row of Vietnam. After an early flight from HCMC to Danang, we are here in Hoi An visiting Alex and Ha (and little Amelie). But first I need to backtrack a little to get up to date. So as a day trip out of HCMC yesterday we opted for a cycling tour of the Mekong Delta, rather than the standard tourist bus tour. Considering I have only been back biking a few months I was a little unsure of a 30km bike tour in Vietnam, Maria and Jo even m...

After meeting up with Jo and Maria on Sunday, we have spent the first three days of our trip at the magical Angkor Wat. Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South East Asia. Stretching over 400km2, including forested areas, Angkor Archaeological Park (a UNESCO site) contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th century. Angkor's most famous temple dates back to the early 12th century...

Good Morning Vietnam. Just a quick note to say that I made it after a very very long flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). The New York - Hong Kong flight was a killer at 15 and a half hours long, and 2 days rolled into 1 later, I arrived to the bustle of the Pham Ngu Lao Street, backpacker central. It's not half as crazy as the Koh San Road but nonetheless the traits are visable. The most noticable thing about HCMC is that there aren't so many cars. Instead, the ...