An Phu is in District 2, Saigon. A mainly residential area with blocks housing foreigners working their socks off in District 1 the upscale downtown hub. It’s also home to locals where wealthy villas rub shoulders with cramped alleyways of somewhat more working class homes. It’s trendy to say you want to live like a […]
When in Rome hopefully you will have already booked your coliseum tickets online as the queues are horrendous and with a print out from home you can walk on by! The gelerati is to die for but beware can be expensive close to major tourist spots……turn a few corners away and it gets cheaper. Leave […]
Rome has lots of people, lots of old buildings and lots of heat in August. Despite that, you can wander the vias (streets) relatively coolly as many buildings are tall which makes the pavements quite shady and of course you can cool yourself down at numerous cafes and gelerati bars. However beware the sharp shoppers, as […]
When I queued to see the Basilica Cistern I could be forgiven for thinking I was queuing to see Daniel Craig in tuxedo as the wait was longish but to be fair not as long as Topkali and Hagia Sofia. Once in we descended some dark steps and found this underground cistern illuminated and the […]
I have to be honest I didn’t know what to expect about the Mahoot day at the Elephant Village near Luang Prabang………… but it turned out to be one of my best travel experiences, certainly up there with snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. The day started early with a pickup from our hotel lobby […]
There is a lot of truth about leaving your heart in San Francisco and I have left three little bits of mine for sure ……one for each visit over the years. Much has been written about the city by the bay and much has been filmed there. Perhaps that’s why it seemed so familiar by […]
With mint held to my nose I followed a guide round a tannery on the edge of the old city on one hot mother of an afternoon and I smelt it before I saw it. Being late in the day only a few workers were here .Lime pits open, hides drying, cats sleeping and children playing […]
