Posts from: February 2012

A visit to Red Bridge Cooking School in Hoi An, Vietnam for a foray into the fresh zingly flavours of Vietnamese cuisine.

I was totally captivated from the minute I set foot in Hoi An. It was dusk as we walked beside the Thu Bon River which flows through the town; flickering candles floated on the water and colourful lanterns were strung from moss-covered rooftops across narrow streets. We’d arrived in Hoi An on the night of the full moon.

How many motorcycles in Ho Chi Minh City? Turns out there are over 2 million scooters teeming through the streets – which is fine until you want to cross the road…