If you go to Ho Chi Minh City (the former Saigon) in Vietnam, whether you book any day-tours around the city or just follow the guide-books, there are a number of places that are almost guaranteed to be on the itinerary. There’s the Notre Dame church, the Central Post Office (NOT designed by Gustave Eiffel,…
You may remember that I wrote, some months ago, about taking guided tours as opposed to self-guided travel trips. And I said that I would update the blog, after I undertook another guided tour, to Vietnam. Well, I’m sitting in the lobby of the Ruby River hotel in Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City, waiting…
The battle by P&O Australia to overcome the bad publicity that’s marred the introduction of the Pacific Aria and the Pacific Eden continues – but as it does, there are continuing complaints by some unhappy passengers. The level of complaints appears to be dying off – although there are still a number of reports on…
We’ve just spent a couple of days cruising in Vietnam’s Halong Bay, on board a boat with about a dozen cabins and a mixed group of passengers from the four corners of the earth. When I think of cruising, I normally think of a large(ish) ship, crossing oceans and visiting far flung places. But the…
People are often divided on Singapore … some love the fact that it is seen as clean, and safe, and controlled – while others dislike its authoritarian, buttoned-down nature (which is necessary for it to be clean, and safe, and controlled …) Me? I was always conflicted. And I still am. We are in Singapore this…
I am writing this blog post on a plane, in Economy class, on a low-cost carrier. I’ve recently spent quite a few hours on flights between my home in Brisbane, and the home of my ailing mother in Cairns, 140 flying minutes away. And every time, I vow to make use of that two-hour-plus window…
Cairns Communications 