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Notes on Osaka – A city break dedicated to eating and urban wandering

July 11, 2018 By James Clark 10 Comments

My first visit to Osaka in 1999 was as a stopover en route to the USA. I was there for less than a day, so it barely counts as a visit. I didn’t know it at the time, but that was the first day of my expat life. I was on my way the the […]

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Notes on Luang Prabang: Soups, trains, bad bikes, and waterfalls

June 19, 2018 By James Clark 5 Comments

Notes on Luang Prabang: 2018 trip report

The last time I visited Luang Prabang I remember leaving sooner than I would have preferred. It might just be the most charming town in Southeast Asia. Since that trip in 2010, I’ve often thought about if it would be a good base to stay for a while. It ticks the boxes of having plenty […]

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Notes on Quy Nhon – the pleasant provincial city by the sea

May 23, 2018 By James Clark 8 Comments

Quy Nhon is a coastal city in central Vietnam, roughly halfway between Nha Trang and Da Nang. It’s not big on the international travel radar, but it’s starting to get more attention. There is a burgeoning backpacker scene south of the city, as development in the aforementioned cities has pushed out budget travellers. For my […]

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Notes on Melbourne: Things I noticed on my annual visit – 2018 Edition

April 18, 2018 By James Clark 5 Comments

Every year I return to my home city of Melbourne to see my family and attend to general business and personal duties. I still by default call Melbourne home, even if I haven’t lived here since 2010. I returned last year after an unintended two year absence, and like last year the city continues to […]

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Notes on Dhaka – the chaotic capital of Bangladesh

March 8, 2018 By James Clark 10 Comments

Notes on Dhaka - the chaotic capital of Bangladesh

Dhaka is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, and it’s famous for all the wrong reasons. It’s one of the most polluted, and it’s a regular on the lists of top 10 worst cities for traffic. It’s no surprise that it receives few visitors. I knew that there had to be […]

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Notes on Seoul – the orderly megacity of South Korea

July 20, 2017 By James Clark 8 Comments

Seoul was a glaring omission in my visited cities of Asia list. I had long been saving Seoul as a stop-over city as Incheon Airport is a popular hub between Asia and North America. I wasn’t planning to go until I found a good flight deal from Hanoi, which coincided with a visa run from […]

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Notes on Cape Town

June 10, 2016 By James Clark 2 Comments

Notes on Cape Town

Cape Town is a place I have been wanting to visit for years. I’ve read Cape Town as being described as a cross between San Fransisco and Sydney, and a few long-term travellers I know have called it their favourite city in the world. With such endorsements I was curious to see what it is […]

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Notes on Phu Quoc Island – Southeast Asia’s next big thing

April 27, 2015 By James Clark 17 Comments

Notes on Phu Quoc Island - Southeast Asia's next big thing

Phu Quoc is an island of Vietnam in the deep south of the country, off the coast of Cambodia. I had never heard of it until I came to Vietnam, and having been in Vietnam for much of the past two years I’ve since heard varying opinions about it. For my first visit, I combined […]

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Notes on Colombo: Colonial remnants, cricket, and crows

April 6, 2015 By James Clark 1 Comment

Notes on Colombo: Colonial remnants, cricket, and crows

Reading up on Sri Lanka’s capital city I kept seeing the words “hectic”, “chaotic”, and “bustling” to describe the city, followed tips on how to get out of the city as soon as possible. They write that like it’s a bad thing. To me that sounds like a place I want to visit. I’m drawn […]

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Notes on Ho Chi Minh City – things I love about life in Saigon

February 5, 2015 By James Clark 28 Comments

Notes on Ho Chi Minh City - things I love about life in Saigon

I’ve been coming to and from Saigon for over two years now. It has become so familiar to me that I haven’t thought to do a big write up. I did a cost of living summary for my first full month here, and I also maintain a cafe list, so now it’s time to post […]

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