Travel

Vertigo, earlobe river, Cigarettes After Sex Day 17. Monday 3 June 2024 It’s 07:57 on my last day in Hanoi, indeed Vietnam, for this trip. I’m definitely in the top 3 (possibly even #1) sweatiest I’ve been. I sat in the shade on a smooth, dark stone wall about 20 minutes ago and left some […]

Christmas decorations, cheese blanket, Dung Limousine Day 16. Sunday 2 June 2024 I’m still reeling that it’s June. All those things I planned to do with the long daylight hours in Scotland. I’m still to start my late night activities. For this trip, I left home in Scotland for home in London on Sunday 12

Whisky barrel coffee, brain freeze, too many avocadoes Day 15. Saturday 1 June 2024 I’m in the air conditioning of Sonder Coffee Bar, awaiting a V60 whisky barrel Vietnamese coffee (60k vnd). They didn’t appear to do phin coffee. Gah, not had my hot condensed milk coffee fix in days. It occurred to me yesterday

Egg coffee, purple dancers, hair cut Day 13. Thursday 30 May 2024 I’m in an old-school café, Café Giang, with an egg coffee. I’ve had one before, in Tonkin Speciality Coffee in Saigon. Oh my, they’re good. I read somewhere that they came about from when milk wasn’t so easy to source but eggs and

Train street, spring rolls, encounter with a very official official Day 12. Wednesday 29 May 2024 I wrote today’s date, then was told to move my chair back so the passing train wouldn’t be too close. Not a request I’ve ever had before. I had come to a café in this area to see a