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It is possible to carry a double-bed mattress on a motorised scooter and it is possible to text and drive your scooter while your passenger reads a book!! Sadly the morning is spent resting a sore-throat headachy virus thingo. Chi (rhymes with ‘see’) picks me up for a motorbike tour of…

I visit an orphanage school today. There was a power blackout this morning and that means no water either. After a late breakfast (and feeling hungover) I catch a tuk tuk to the orphanage school run by an enthusiastic Australian, Andrew Brown. There are nearly 700 kids here aged from about 5 years to 20Continue reading “Saturday 9 November – Luang Prabang”

I’m drunk on Beerlao right now! First thing I take a bag full of children’s clothes I have been carrying since Australia to the Lotus Villa Hotel for donation to an orphanage close to Luang Prabang. I spoke to Andrew Brown, manager of the orphanage, and hope to visit there tomorrow. A tributary of theContinue reading “Friday 8 November – Luang Prabang”

It’s 7am and the village of Vang Vieng is stirring. Not the hungover backpackers but the locals. School children have finished their breakfast and on their bikes to classes. The rubbish truck is doing its rounds and the dogs are checking out the streets. All this is happening around me as a do a bitContinue reading “Thursday 7 November – Vang Nieng to Luang Prabang”

My blogs have been uploading to another web address. http://angusmccollworld.wordpress.com Please visit there for my account of the last week.

Saw a naked man walking down the street today! This city has everything. Nobody seemed to care about the naked man. Traffic moved around him like they do for any other pedestrian. As curious a sight this might be, I suspect there must be a sadder side to his story. He seemed physically healthy. PerhapsContinue reading “Thursday 31 October – HCMC”

It’s hot and muggy in Ho Chi Minh City, much like a cairns summer. The wet season is coming to a close but there were thunder storms in the distance last night and tonight there is a downpour in my part of town. The bikes don’t stop though. Stupidly i get caught out and endContinue reading “Friday 1 November – HCMC”

I’m back in Ho Chi Minh City and I love it! I arrived from Hong Kong just now, 7pm local time, after breezing through the airport system. The first thing to hit is the muggy heat. The next thing to hit is the excitement and vibrancy of this great city that just lifts my spiritsContinue reading “Wednesday 30 – back in HCMC”

I’m in Hong Kong. I’m not here for any real purpose other than this is how I get to Vietnam when flying with Cathay Pacific. I could have taken a direct transfer on to Ho Chi Minh City but decide to spend two nights here to have a quick look at this curious place. AfterContinue reading “Hong Kong Monday 28 October”

Golfing buggies are a serious form of transport on Lantau Island. I decide to hotel on Lantau Island because it’s easy to access from the airport. Lantau seems to consist entirely of residential accommodations and schools. The hills are solid with high-rise residential apartments. Perhaps this is where the workers live, commuting to Hong KongContinue reading “Tuesday 29 October – Hong Kong”