Tag: travel

  • The Crossing – A ferry ride to Tra Vinh

    The Crossing – A ferry ride to Tra Vinh

    The ferry ride deserves a blog post on its own. Beautiful day. Perfect weather. A smooth sailing. While most of the men whipped out their cigarette packs and lit up in the shade, I walked around in the sunshine and used my camera, much to their surprise. A non-smoker, a sunshine loving stranger snapping away,…

  • The Xmas tradition, the annual trip to Norway. In transit.

    The Xmas tradition, the annual trip to Norway. In transit.

    Two years ago, Tian and I went back to Norway on Xmas holiday and experienced a white Xmas. Last year, we did the same trip and got a snowless experience. That didn’t hamper the Xmas mood, seeing friends and family during the holiday is simply a priceless experience in itself. So is the travel to…

  • To travel or not to travel

    Travel it is. Sunday in Saigon. The normal routine ditched in favour for a trip to the seaside. To Vung Tau. Only 130 km away. Seems close by, until you hit the roads that are still undergoing renovation. Stretches of rigorous suspension testing and a few hours later we have arrived. Quick Italian lunch by…