Author: Leighton

The Turbulent History of Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh.

Reunification Palace, Ho Chi Minh. May 2018. I have to admit that I did not fall in love with the city of Ho Chi Minh. For the most part I felt it lacked the charm of its sister metropolis, Hanoi. In fact, right from day one I thought there was just a touch of Beijing and […]

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In the Back of Beyond on Vietnam’s Cham Island.

Cham Island, Vietnam. May 2018. I gazed up at the bluest of blu skies as we cut into the East Vietnam Sea at high speed. The wind… not rushing but positively smashing through my hair. The waves chopping at the sides of the little speedboat as we hummed towards The Cham Islands. I was really […]

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The UNESCO Landmarks of Hoi An.

The UNESCO Landmarks of Hoi An. May 2018. I had a good feeling about the Vietnamese city of Hoi An the moment I left my hotel on the first day. I’d been walking for just a few minutes, but could already see that this was my kind of town. Despite being one of central Vietnam’s […]

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