Galaxies in the sand
I spent the last 3 weeks on the island of Koh Jum (also known as Koh Pu) in the Andaman Sea south of Krabi in Thailand. I have not been to any of the other islands in Thailand yet, so I cannot
Losing part of my identity
I wrote in a previous blog post about the people in Vietnam asking me where I am from. Having been to a few more countries now I have come to realise that this is quite a common question. It is a question
A looky-look in Bangkok
My first full day in Bangkok was filled with being scammed left, right and center. Here is how it all went down… The boat ride I arrived in Bangkok on Friday 5 April and set out the next morning with the idea
Fight Night at Lumpinee Stadium
I hear the shins of the two young men slap together and grimace in pain. I suspect the fighters feel the pain as well but they do not show it. Instead they just give each other a smile and shrug off the
In Saigon someone is always selling to you
Coming from South Africa I am fairly used to street vendors, as they are fairly common there. You tend to find them mostly at traffic lights walking in between the vehicles trying to sell you cold drinks, sunglasses and various other cheap mass manufactured
Happy New Year…. again
I am currently in Da Lat which is located a little more than 300 kilometers North-East of Ho Chi Minh City. When I bought the ticket I couldn’t believe it when the lady at the bus company told me it was going
Where are you from?
The locals here in Vietnam like to ask you where you are from. It is especially popular for the motorcycle taxi drivers to inquire about this. The taxi drivers even have little books where people they have driven around from all over the world
I made it through first my week in Ho Chi Minh City
I have been in Saigon for just about a week now and I believe the fact that I have not been run over by one of the scooters is that God believes there is a bigger purpose for me on earth. When
Some lessons learned from my Southern Africa road trip
- Moving from place to place every couple of days is not for me. I already sort of knew that I did not want to do the whole “backpacker” thing, but now I know it for sure. I think that as far
South African Road Trip – The Free State and Lesotho
The Free State Working my way back home again around the western side of Lesotho I entered the Free State province. I have travelled on the back roads for most of my trip and in general the road conditions were fairly good,
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