Hanoi and the North
An hour flight from Hue brought me to Hanoi…but more of that later. Up in the hills north west of
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The Coastal Centre
Just a one hour flight transports you from the bustling metropolis of Saigon to the much more peaceful coastal city
Saigon and the South
The South East Asia path that I am following commences in the thriving bustling city of Saigon. Now, before I
Hungary for Slovenia
I had visited Slovenia in 2005, seeing the Spanish Riding School’s stud and training facility at Lipica and the Postojna
Croatia – the Jewel of the Balkans
On my current travels, three countries will be revisited. Croatia, I’m pleased to say, is one of them. Last seen
Albania, Montenegro, and Bosnia-H
Albania had intrigued me since childhood. A secretive secluded country run by a single man, Enver Hoxha for over forty
Serbia, Sofia, and Skopje
After a brief sojourn in Budapest, we hit the long and not so dusty road (ok…it was via train with
Czech and Slovakia
In 1989 the Velvet Revolution toppled the communist rule of Czechoslovakia allowing for the eventual dissolution of the country. On
Poles United
The aim of this blog was to contrast Warsaw and Krakow, and use a catchy title like ‘Poles Apart’. Instead
Two out of three ain’t bad
Following on from the superlative-laden Estonia, the next country that required checking off the list was Latvia, and Riga in
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