Like many good things, it is not what I thought I would like; its charm is revealed slowly and is quite unexpected. It takes a few visits for me to understand and adjust to An Bang beach life. Then I’m hooked and love it, particularly on a Friday night. Kids are happy at any …read more…
So good to be back immersed in a strange culture again, back in strong heat, where geckos chirp from our walls and fans are a constant necessity. We’ve arrived in Vietnam and have rented a small house in Hoi An which is to be our base for the next 10 weeks. The …read more…
“Home is the nicest word there is.” Laura Ingalls Wilder. We’ve found it! A place where all of us, quite unanimously, think we could live. Raglan we love you. We’ve driven through New Zealand for nearly 3 months now, stopping along the way for Helpex work or staying with friends and we …read more…
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings― Are you fit enough? The sign demanded us to check on our ability to …read more…
“She’s a manual?! So she goes pretty well!” the burly hitcher we’ve just picked up is surprised. In the fifteen minutes he’s been with us we’ve learnt a little of his home town (there’s nothing to do), his work out on factory fishing boats (it pays well), and how impressed he is …read more…