Travel Blog

  • New travel romance series

    I’m back, with a brand new travel romance series! Hello friends, It’s been a little while since my last release, but I’m thrilled to finally share what I’ve been working on behind the scenes. This…

  • But first, buy a fan.

    Most places go with the classic four seasons. Há»™i An keeps it simple: wet and dry. Both are hot — one just comes with a side of monsoon. The dry season stretches from February to…

  • Daylight savings saved our bacon. What not to do when flying.

    After an epic three weeks in Vietnam and Australia, our flight from Sydney to Auckland was the final leg of our journey. Given the number of years we have worked in travel and the number…

  • Cruising – a fine line between awesome and awful

    Cruising can be a fine line between awesome and awful and our 4-day cruise on the Carnival Splendor out of Sydney had a bit of both. For us, this cruise was a way for many…

  • Un-pho-gettable

    Reluctantly I checked out of Zest Resort & Spa after a blissful 3 nights but our next stop, Ho Chi Minh, was calling. To travel the 900-odd km south by train we first had to…

  • Heavenly Há»™i An

    The midday checkout was the perfect time for a relaxing morning then a short taxi ride to the Chan Cafe, an odd place to pick up an intercity bus. A bougie peach iced tea was…

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