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Hoi An: great food and even better shopping!


Have spent the last couple of days wandering around Hoi An. So far, this is one of my favourite places in Vietnam. Great food, lovely – but persistent! – people and a welcoming atmosphere. It’s one of the cleanest cities I’ve seen so far here. I decided to get some clothes made, and that was an experience! The turnaround time…

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Glorious Sydney!


I hadn’t been to Sydney for over 10 years, so was delighted that I got to go last week for a Social Media Conference. I left work on Wednesday afternoon to catch a Qantas flight to arrive in the early evening. My colleague and I took a cab (very clean, unlike the Adelaide one which was dirty and was driven…

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I found a tour for Vietnam


When I went to the Flight Centre, I originally asked about tours to Asia.  Susan advised me that she didn’t know of any (or words to that effect!).  Thank God for the internet! I found Travel Indochina, and have contacted them about what tour are available for the dates I’ve chose. For a newbie traveller, I like the idea of…

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Where to from here?


I think that’s the question of the century! I want to start off small, maybe just stick my toe in the water before I wade in up to my waist. I’d love to travel to Europe, and in particular Ireland. My ancestors were Irish potato farmers who emigrated to Australia during the Great Potato Famine. So there is a natural…

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