Three times a week I make the five minute drive over a singular, newly constructed bridge on the way to my tennis club. The wide four-laned road lined with restaurants (including duck rice porridge for which Thanh Da is known), apartment buildings and one lonely KFC quickly narrows. Small one-story...
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Classic Cruises with Thomson
Thomson is a name that’s synonymous with all things travel, and as a long-standing brand with decades of experience, they’re still giving holidaymakers plenty to smile about. As for sea-faring adventures, Thomson has got cruising down to a ‘T’. As many holidaymakers know, Thomson Cruise Holidays offer a comfortable, classic...
Showtime in Las Vegas
Vegas is synonymous with casinos and gambling, and for this reason many people travel here purely for that experience. A mecca for stag parties, and the rebel’s wedding location of choice, you could be forgiven for thinking this is all the great city is about. What many people forget is...
Turkey’s Treasures: Top Ruins to Visit
Turkey’s Treasures: Top Ruins to Visit It’s fairly obvious that with Direct Holidays to Turkey, you will be able to enjoy some much-deserved fun in one of its diverse resorts by the coast. Regardless of the region that you choose to head to, Turkey has a wide range of options...
The “Other” Royal Couple
I’ve never been a big fan of ballet. Surprising, I know, considering I’m such a huge snob supporter of the arts. But when I got a chance to sit in on the final rehearsal of Cinderella at the Saigon Opera House, I didn’t refuse (mostly because I love the old...
Gorgeous Goa
Set on India’s south west coast, the island of Goa is renowned for its amazing soft sand beaches. There are 66 miles in total with a mixture of bustling beaches and tranquil, nearly deserted bays, where you can lie back and listen to the sound of the waves softly hugging...
Thanh Da – Saigon’s Secret Island
I’ve always wanted to live on an island. It seems my whole adult life has been a series of trips trying to find that most perfect of beaches accompanied by a carefree existence perennially lived in flip flops and a faded t-shirt. And coconuts. In my dreams, there are always...
Saigon’s Secret Supper Club
“Mung bean”, I whisper to the boy in square hipster glasses dressed all in black and hugging an iPad. “This way”, he says as he checks me off the guest list and leads me to the elevator and an upstairs apartment in a non-descript corporate-looking building in Saigon. The door...