09. Halong Bay – Where dragons fly and pirates hide
Once was the sound of battle. Men against men. Sea against land. In the very end, nothing you could hear but desperation for the imminent defeat.
08. Hanoi – Of sacred and profane
6.30 am. The alarm clock cracks my ears and my dreams. Blood soaks my eyeballs, dead tired like those of
07. Hanoi – The sense of Vietnam
Damien has just got off the minibus. The young guy I sat with on the flight from Moscow to Hanoi, and the only person I can rightfully say to know in
06. In the middle earth
I leave home early in the morning. It's Easter Eve. London is still enfolded in its infinite chilly shades of grey. Sleepy buses collect few workers from the roads, letting the pavements
05. Last minute heart
Sitting on a vintage light brown armchair, I stare at a magnificent shiny black horse riding in front of me. Soft mane billowing in the wind; nostrils rhythmically expanded to ease
04. Into the body
It's lunchtime when Debbie comes up with her ''Have you taken vaccinations?'' My brain, lost in translation, suddenly receives the stimulus, my eyes wide open like that yellow emoji on Whatsapp. There
03. On flying
The itinerant tour in Vietnam proposed by Thao looks inspiring, but before paying for it I need to find a flight to get there. Plus the domestic ones to move
02. Planning
Time to deal with the more tangible aspects of the journey to Vietnam, since just saying ''I want to go there'' doesn't make it a trip indeed. The Times' travel pack
01. Love me Vietnam
Vietnam. I suddenly decide my Easter holiday destination after reading The Times
Trip to Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the northernmost point I've ever touched. In this place, the power of light suddenly becomes clear and visible. A light continuously moving because of the banks of clouds, drapes dragged
