Travel blog of a digital nomad.
I arrived in Ho Chi Minh City last November with a three month visa, half wondering if my nomadic ways would keep me in a city for that long. Turns out I ended up extending my stay to four months, which is the longest I have been in one place for years (perhaps I am [...] Read more »
I don’t need to be at a beach to appreciate a good sunset. Urban sunsets can be just as spectactular, especially when the sun is filtered through a layer of smog. This sunset was in Bui Vien, a street in the backpacker area of Saigon. Travel Photos: Ho Chi Minh City photo gallery Read more »
There are some cities in the world where I can’t help but think about its troubled past. I lived in London for two years where its ugly post-war buildings are a constant reminder of the blitz. I have spent several months in Budapest where you see plaques everywhere inscribed with 1956. Ho Chi Minh City [...] Read more »
Happy Vietnamese New Year (Tet) from Ho Chi Minh City. Travel Photos: Ho Chi Minh City photo gallery Read more »
I first visited Hoi An in 2005 in what was my first trip to Southeast Asia. With three weeks in the country it was a quick trip in comparison to how I travel now. I can barely remember what I thought of Hoi An on that trip. I travelled without a laptop (which seems incomprehensible [...] Read more »
[A tall and skinny building in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.] Spend any amount of time in Vietnam and you will soon notice that there are skinny buildings everywhere. Some are so slender that they barely look like they could fit a double bed across. Don’t ask me how they would get a double bed [...] Read more »
After a month of living in Ho Chi Minh City I decided to get out of town for the new years. Nha Trang is about eight hours away by train and ten hours by bus. While it isn’t the greatest beach in SE Asia I like that it’s a city with a beach attached. Travel [...] Read more »
The streets of Vietnam are dominated by motos, and on any given day you can see all sorts of improbable cargo being delivered on the back of a bike. I spotted this mobile fish shop in Dalat. Travel Photos: Dalat photo gallery Read more »
Street art in Saigon. Of course there are bikes in the picture as well. Travel Photos: Ho Chi Minh City photo gallery Read more »
After spending a month in Ho Chi Minh City in September it was apparent to me that this city was a place that I want to base myself for a while. The cost of living is favourable, there are plenty of cafes with fast wifi, and at the moment there is a buzz to the [...] Read more »