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Ha Giang/Cao Bang – June 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Took a trip up through Ha Giang and Cao Bang with Saul a few months back. Nice trip – a lot easier travelling through there at that time of year than during Tet. Not as cold, not as much boozing, bike trouble or crashes! Mudbrick house. Cruising. We spotted this dummy by the side of [...]

Myanmar

Sunday, April 11, 2010

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My first trip to Myanmar. Not my favourite place, but it was interesting to talk to people about politics and their situation. I got the impression the upcoming election won’t change a thing. Some things really stuck out: Child Labor Restaurants, guest houses, bus stations, internet shops. Everywhere you look you see little kids working. [...]

Asia, Myanmar, Nikon D80

Tết 2010 – Motorbiking in the Northwest

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Traffic gets pretty mental around Tet time. That’s a table of pork cuts on the back of the bike. Banana tree on a motorbike. Geoff inspecting the condition of the track in Vu Linh. Arriving in Dien Bien Phu. Random midday house party on Highway 6. We ended up in Mai Chau where they had [...]

Athletes, Motorbikes, Nikon D80, Vietnam

Sampology – Boxing Day 2009

Friday, January 8, 2010

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DJ Sampology on Boxing Day, 2009. I managed to record some of the set but totally missed the Bowie and the Rick James/Dave Chappelle bits, I was just having too much fun. Get along and see him if you get the chance, this kid’s a genius.

Brisbane, Music

Girl Talk in Hanoi – 15/08/09

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Girl Talk played for the music-starved Hanoians in August.

Girl Talk, Hanoi, Music, Vietnam

Conquering Fansipan

Monday, October 12, 2009

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My good friends at Indochina Travelland organised a trip up to Fansipan last week. I tagged along. At 3143 meters above sea-level it’s hardly K2, but it’s still a tough climb. If you’re fit and into climbing you’d love it – some steep climbing over rocks, ladders, ledges, and through some thick jungle. If you [...]

Indochina Travelland, Mt Fansipan, Nikon D80, Sapa, Vietnam

Why We All Love Central Vietnam

Mon, Jul 13, 2009

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Great beaches….. Really good food…. Fat kids with bling and budgies…. The sunset bbq cruises with Duc and Ly from Mango Rooms are pretty cool…. And of course, Giao and Hoa, our Vietnamese parents! “Just check it out”

Danang, Food, Hoa's Place, Hoi An, Vietnam

Drink English on VTV4

Thu, May 14, 2009

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Tonight a few of us appeared on VTV4! Actually, pretty much every westerner I know in Hanoi appeared on VTV. There was also some French and Danish people on that I kind of know. “Expat Living” is a show that runs for about 30 minutes and tonight they featured coffee shops in Hanoi. It was [...]

Athletes, Drink English, Hanoi

Red Bubble

Tue, May 12, 2009

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Red Bubble is a website that lets you put your photos on cards, matte prints etc, and then sell them. This is my first attempt at trying to turn a buck from some of the photos I’ve taken over the years. A few of you have said I should give it a shot, so here [...]

Cambodia, Red Bubble, Vietnam

A Few Days on Ha Long Bay

Fri, May 8, 2009

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Last week I went on a work trip out to Ha Long Bay. Crap weather but a nice escape from Hanoi. The company has launched a new boat and it’s really nice. Got back to Hanoi on 30 April, and found my motorbike had been liberated. This is a typical fishing village in Ha Long [...]

Halong Bay, Nikon D80, Vietnam