"I feel so awful!" I was sprawled on the bathroom floor, wrapped around the base of the toilet as if it were a giant ceramic egg I had recently laid.
Read MoreThe throne hall of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Do we look nervous? Oh, yes we do.
The Hunger Games
"Just trust your driver."
And so saying, I was deposited on the back of a Vespa and sent off onto the streets of Saigon.
Read MoreThe unwinnable war
The Vietnamese / American war occurred when all the might and firepower of the west went up against a cluster of farmers with hoes. And lost.
Read MoreTailor, tailor
Poverty-reduction campaigner, Clint Borgen once said, "When overseas, you learn more about your own country, than you do the place you're visiting."
I realised he was right the first time I was gathered into a bear hug in America by a near-stranger who did not seem to be after my wallet.
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Bobbing up and down
Nestled amongst the limestone protrusions in northern Vietnam's Halong Bay are people living in floating houses.
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Visiting hours for the deceased
On reflection, not stuffing the Queen Mother was a missed opportunity.
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Water Puppetry
A traditional Vietnamese art is to combine the movies 'Psycho' and 'Child's Play' and produce a show known as ... water puppetry.
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Molesting healings
It wasn't until I was face down on the table having my bare buttocks spanked, that I wondered if my request for a head and shoulder massage had been misunderstood.
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