The Lone Mango...at Chateau Mango

Shortly before we moved into our home in Vietnam, a tropical storm swept through and uprooted a large fruit bearing mango tree on our proper...

Armchair Traveller...Vietnam

Before moving to Vietnam I took every opportunity to learn about the country that was about to become my new home. I selected novels, cookbo...

Expat moves...from one country to another

O nce upon a time, we lived in Surrey, England where I wrote a blog Finding My Way in England . We moved from Surrey to Saigon nearly 15 mon...

From Hoi An...in thought

If you follow me at Collage of Life and you are wondering what I am doing  with duplicate postings, I wonder myself, but aside from that,  ...

The 'Look See' Visit: day two in Saigon

Writing from Collage of Life ... I am going to be a bit philosophical here...or as philosophical as I can get.  Rambling on might be more li...

The 'Look See' Visit: day one in Saigon

Writing from Collage of Life .... What a difference a day makes! It has been a whirlwind 24 hours...from London to Ho Chi Minh. We took the ...

The 'Look See' Visit: anticipation Saigon

Writing from   Collage of Life .... source The day has finally arrived. It is time to put the pedal to the metal, to hit the highways and by...

Packing Decisions...me and my Pashley

source Thinking about my English bike (notes on my Love Affair  here ) and if I would have any luck riding it on the streets of Ho Chi Minh....

Thank You Millie!

I started blogging two years ago, with our move from New Zealand to England. If you blog, you may recall that feeling when people first star...

Vietnam in Photos

Today I am doing a bit of forward thinking. I am laying the groundwork for our move to  Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh) next year and decided I should...