Just lately....

Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi, oh boy
Well I thought that was that. But I’d forgotten the stopover in Hanoi. How could I forget a stopover in Hanoi. Only a few hours, but a few hours in Hanoi is different.   We had only one specific...
Cave off Cat Ba, Vietnam
The finale - and it worked out grand
Not the most promising start, as we opened the curtains to the first pouring rain we’ve seen in many a week. Oo-er. But the forecasts were promising all day sunshine! But the forecasts have been...
National park, Cat Ba, Vietnam
A hospital in a hill and a walk in the park
Well that was full on. We’d decided to hire a bike and head off to the national park, and go for a bit of a trek. First stop was ‘Hospital cave’, which we’d been told was ‘hardly...
Cat Ba beach 3, Vietnam
Well, we got our day on the beach!
And now we look like a pair of tomatoes. We’d forgotten how long it’s been since we did any serious sunnery. We’ve been mostly doing things, as against soaking up rays. And the weather’s...