Burma’s Beaches for Christmas

This year (2013) instead of going to France or the Isle of Man for Christmas we returned to Ngapali beach where we met up with my parents. Not only is it a beautiful… Continue reading →

Merry Christmas from Hanoi

Hanoi has been gearing up for Christmas since the beginning of December. All the shops and restaurants are decorated for Christmas and Hang Ma, the holiday decoration street,  is doing a roaring trade… Continue reading →

The fortieth anniversary of the Hanoi Christmas Bombings

While rather incongruous snowmen and santa clauses have appeared around Hanoi in  the last week, some more poignant commemorative billboards have also gone up, marking the fortieth anniversary the most intense period of… Continue reading →