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Culture and Food

Culture and Food

Nature, history, local culture… and food

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It will be news to no regular readers of this website that we have a soft spot for Vietnam. And if you happen to...
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Culture and Food

Eating Saigon 2: A lot more than pho

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Continuing my sojourn in Saigon, and having spent the first week (see this report) in a three-star serviced apartment ($70 a night, if you...
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Culture and Food

Eating Saigon, dish by dish, Part 1

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Having recently spent two weeks on a working holiday in Saigon, eating and drinking where I wanted, rather than at the behest of a...
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Culture and Food

Kyoto video lures travellers … but gently

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It’s relatively easy to write and record a promotional film about a place that’s famous for being all action, all the time.  You’d imagine...
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Arrivals

Fully booked – cruising with the literary set

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Jimmy returns from cruising with Sue, and a bunch of top-drawer writers, with a different perspective on cruising.

Small ship, big savings on luxury PNG cruise

Antarctic adventures back on the agenda

Explore wild Tasmania from a deluxe small ship  

Take your time on the whole of the Rhine

Active Travel

Local Heroes

PLACES

DEPARTURE LOUNGE - travel tales from our archives

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Kit & Caboodle

On a roll for a bag I really don’t need

Ok, I have to admit it, I’m a luggage junkie.  If I’d had a criminal career, it would have been as a bag man. ...

Bag with everything is a bit too much

I like good design and a love a bag – whether it’s a duffle bag, shoulder bag, day pack or wheelie carry-on … I’m...

If you want to get ahead, get a (good) hat

I can’t remember when I bought my first Tilley hat.  I was looking for a wide-brimmed hat for shade and found this titfer that...

Wheelie convenient – backpacks that take a load off

It's great when your carry-on bag has wheels, making that last minute sprit for the plane just a bit quicker. But when you get off...

The hidden secrets of smart packing

Whether you’re travelling for business or pleasure, you’ll always need to deal with the sometimes-daunting task of packing your suitcase. Travel writer Elizabeth Pratt provides...

OUR WRITERS

MICHAEL G BROWNE

Michael G Browne is a crime author (Money Bags) comedy writer and vicarious traveller who has visited almost every country in the world (in...

JIMMY THOMSON

Jimmy, the editor of this website, has written 15 books, including two on the Tunnel Rats of Cu Chi in Vietnam.  His experiences in...

SUE WILLIAMS

Sue is an author with more than 25 published books to her name as well as a being a journalist and podcaster.  As an...

KIERAN PRENDIVILLE

Kieran is a Bafta-winning TV scriptwriter (Care, BBC) who created the long-running TV series Ballykissangel  and Roughnecks. He has written many episodes of The...

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