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Late breakfast of coffee and banquettes. I tried a new coffee shop. They’re everywhere. It’s extraordinary. But strangely the don’t sell food. You have to get that elsewhere. Working the coffee shops are sellers of all things, from shoe shining to snacks to lottery tickets. The lottery-ticket sellers don’t bother with foreigners because you haveContinue reading “Friday 29 March 2019”

Just a day of walking around my part of Ho Chi Minh City. I’m not sure what district I’m in but it’s not the main tourist area – District 1. Breakfast is a baguette on the street and a coffee in a cafe. The coffee culture easily rivals our love of coffee in Australia. ThereContinue reading “Wednesday 27 March 2019”

Flew to Ho Chi Minh City today. Got to the airport in Bangkok in plenty of time. I’m wearing my trekking boots because they’re too big and heavy to put in the back pack. Walking around the terminal something feels weird and I discover the rubber soul to one of my boots is separating. Bugger.Continue reading “Tuesday 26 March 2019”

Early start today, uncomfortably early. My 30-day free visa to Indonesia is due to expire so I’ve two flights today to get me to Bangkok. Why Bangkok? I’ve got a friend from Cairns teaching English there and I promised I’d catch up. My first flight departs for Jakarta from Bali at 6:30am. From Jakarta it’sContinue reading “Sunday 17 March 2019”

I’m only going down the road to Moni so there is no rush. At breakfast Ricky tells me an hilarious story about how Indonesians think Australia got its name. Apparently on his way to Australia, Cook picked up some sailors from Ambon in Indonesia. With his telescope Cook could see land in the distance andContinue reading “Monday 4 March 2019”

A quiet day today. Breakfast is a chicken porridge from the street. Nice. No real plan today, other than to go to the movies to catch the latest offering from Marvel Comics. My friend is worried that the cinema will be packed out because the film has only recently arrived here and demand will beContinue reading “Sunday 10 March 2019”

I’ve just spent a miserable night of constant headaches, coughing, fever and congestion. I ran out of water so couldn’t keep taking drugs. My viral infection has escalated. I swear I was awake for every second of last night. The whole day is spent in bed except for dragging myself down to the local warungContinue reading “Tuesday 12 March 2019”

Well…I have plenty of time to blog now. I’ve been knocked for six by some viral infection and again I spend the day in bed. Except today I dragged myself down to the local medical centre to see a doctor. The doctor was busy so they took me to another of their centres. Tests wereContinue reading “Wednesday 13 March 2019”

On Sumba island in Indonesia there are many religions – Christianity (majority), Islam, Hinduism and horses. Like all of the islands that make up Indonesia, Sumba has its own unique culture. Various colonialists through out its history have introduced a variety of religions but old traditions still play a role in the lives of theContinue reading “Tuesday 26 February”

Sumba is one of Indonesia’s many islands, located just west of Timor and nearly due north of Broome in Australia. Typical of island life in Indonesia, Sumba has evolved its own distinctive culture. The Dutch initially were slow to colonise here because it offered them little. Even when they did take over the administration (invaded)Continue reading “Monday 25 February 2019”