This week, by some strange coincidence, not one, and not two, but three of my friends - none of who know each other - are exploring Vietnam. Two of them are heading to a boat cruise on the Mekong Delta today which got me thinking about a wonderful day I had there a few years back. Backpacking …
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Travels with my mother … in Russia
This week was my mother's 70th birthday - happy birthday, to one of Not A Ballerina's most devoted readers! By coincidence, I have been writing pieces on Moscow and St Petersburg for one of my freelance jobs and as a result I've been (electronically) flipping through the photos of the trip my Mum …
Your coldest ever travel experience …
Aussies are obsessed with talking about weather. Perth people like me are obsessed about complaining about the cold, mostly because it is rarely cold here (never below freezing) and partly because we really feel the cold because we have no idea about heating our houses properly or wearing the right …