Leaving London and having a few moments to spare at the Heathrow Airport to get rid of my remaining pounds, I entered the book shop and looked for something interesting to read. After consulting with the young lady about a good China related read she referred me to the then recently published "Mao – The [...]

Yesterday’s headlines in Israel were quite a shock to most Israelis. The massive headlines were crying “Booming growth hit 6.6% in 1st quarter!”. Articles have suggested to the world that instead of investing at the far-east, the world should now invest in Israel. Israel’s ratings are now moving from “So so, I would think twice [...]

. Oh, shit. What’s going to happen now? Was this the right thing to do? Inside, I struggle. Making my last round of goodbyes I look at the faces of the people I’ve got to know so well and feel confused. Am I sad? Maybe glad? What do I feel thinking that I won’t be [...]

. I’ve found this interesting article about the “Cost of living” in different cities around the world. I know that Saigon is expensive, and so is Hanoi, but it was interesting to find them at the top of the list ranking #29 and #36. Even more amusing was the city to be exactly in between [...]

It wasn’t till just a while ago that I didn't like reading travel books, but now that I've been traveling for so long – I find them hilarious. Reading the following phrase on Emily Barr’s sarcastic “Back Pack” about psycho-traveling around in South-east Asia had me smiling, remembering back on my first arrival at Hanoi [...]

In the last week or so, waiting for my Aussie VISA while Jessy is back to working from 07:00am to 07:00pm, I’ve been doing absolutely nothing. My main activities range between sleeping, watching movies on a rented DVD (40000dong for one day, 5000dong for a movie), sitting on the internet, eating, reading books and wandering [...]

. Stomach was sending “don’t forget me signals” again – becoming annoyingly hard to ignore. “Are you up for dinner tonight?” I suggested. “Hmm… sure. I have an idea, I don’t know if you’d like it but you said you like to try new things”. Remembering back on my latest culinary attempts with Jessy has [...]

This just in… fiLination.blogspot.com has just learned that for the past month a rush of Israeli travelers in Vietnam has been overcrowding the Hai Au Hotel in the small town of Hoi An. Our Hoi An correspondent – Tam, has informed that never before has the hotel sustained such a heavy load from such a [...]