Notes on Phu Quoc 2021- The tourism developments that have transformed this tropical island paradise
Notes on Vung Tau – A weekend at the beach of Saigon
Notes on Con Dao – From prison island to pilgrimage paradise
Notes on Soc Trang – Big Buddhas and superb soups deep in the Delta
Notes on Bac Lieu – Most people don’t go here
Notes on Ca Mau – the most southerly provincial capital in Vietnam
Notes on Ha Tien – An unexpectedly agreeable port and border town
Notes on Long Xuyen – a provincial capital in the Mekong Delta
Notes on Sa Dec – An overlooked city in the Mekong Delta
Notes on Phan Rang–Thap Cham
Notes on Da Lat – The cool mountain city in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
Notes on Nha Trang – pandemic edition
Notes on Lao Cai – The provincial capital on the Vietnam-China border
Notes on Sapa – Visiting a tourist town without tourists (2020 pandemic edition)
Notes on Ha Long – the city by its namesake bay
Notes on Phan Thiet – Mui Ne Beach, Phan Thiet city, and riding along the Binh Thuan coast
Hanoi beyond Hoan Kiem – how the metro will open up the city outside the old quarter
Notes on Ninh Binh – an abandoned backpacker street and the mega mansions that look like cathedrals
Notes on Sam Son Beach – The hyper-local resort city in Northern Vietnam
Scenic Ninh Binh – The Trang An Landscape Complex
Notes on Thanh Hoa – A provincial capital in the North Central Region of Vietnam
Notes on Quy Nhon – an emerging beach city in Vietnam (2020 trip report)
Vinh Hoa Beach – An idyllic small beach getaway in Vietnam
Notes on Tuy Hoa – Just the right amount of nothing much to do
Visiting Hoi An without international tourists
Notes on Kolkata
Old Goa – Time machine dreams and the fragility of civilisation
Notes on Panaji – The quaint capital of Goa, and the Macau of India
Notes on North Goa Beaches
Notes on Bengaluru (The Garden City) – Old city mayhem, transport apps, and fancy airports
Chow Kit – an emerging inner city neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur
Notes on Can Tho – Urban life in the Mekong Delta
Notes on Tra Vinh – Khmer temples and a tourist town that might have been
Notes on Ben Tre – Coconuts and the bad-ass women of Vietnamese history
Jalan Jaksa – The slow demise of Jakarta’s backpacker street
Notes on Jakarta – Metros, moto apps, an airport train, and a giant seawall
Notes on Palembang – The port city of South Sumatra
Dong Hoi – Like Da Nang, 10 years ago
Could Hue be the next Chiang Mai?
Experience the Phong Nha Caves and rural life in Vietnam
Visiting the world’s largest Starbucks in Tokyo
Notes on Kyoto – temple hopping and urban wanders
Notes on Kaohsiung – an underrated city for when you have the #overtourism blues
