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bicycles, poverty and a kaleidoscope morning
This morning I was privileged enough to join the team from Loreto Vietnam and Australia on a trip out to District 9, Saigon, to witness the handover of 60 brand new bicycles to 60 of the poorest school aged children in the district. We drove out of Ho Chi Minh City down the freeway and arrived … Continue reading
Miss Saigon and her sad history…
Today I did get to know Miss Saigon better, I travelled by foot and by xe ôm (which is a motor cycle taxi but literally means ‘hugging vehicle’) to explore the dense streets and the expansive city that has been laid out before me. I wove through large markets in search of great buys – … Continue reading
Markets, Motorbikes and a love for Saigon
After getting back from Mekong delta I decided to get out there into Saigon, I ran into my friends again, who had just arrived back from the South – Mekong delta. It’s always strange to see how often you run into the same people again and again – it happens all the time when you are … Continue reading
Good morning Vietnam….
I tried, without success to sleep during my rediculously long transit in Singapore airport last night. If only they would have dimmed the lights. sleeping on a hard tiled floor surrounded by plastic chairs in fluorescent lighting had a bit of an institutional air about it… Good Morning Vietnam…. It’s not very often one gets to … Continue reading
Barefoot Inked 