Far Eastern Explorers

This year Jon and Simon visit Asia on a massive scale: from the dragons of Komodo to the forests of Borneo; from the hills of Bali to the night-markets of Laos; from the temples of Cambodia to the karst mountains of Vietnam; from the bright city lights of KL to the stillness of Taman Negara. We visit the jumping cats of Burma at the magical Inle Lake, and just when you thought it was time to come home, join us whale-watching in Sri Lanka and haggling in the souks of Muscat.

Saturday, 30 January 2010

Blending In

To commemorate 80 years of the Communist Party in Vietnam, and in anticipation of our our visit to the mausoleum of Uncle Ho, do you think we did the right thing when the cap vendor thrust these two pieces of headgear in through the open window of the cafe? A snip at 80,000 Dong, and maybe we can blend in a little bit more....