Cruise destination - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

We spent a day at Ho Chi Minh City in South Vietnam during our recent weeklong cruise onboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas.



This bustling city is quickly growing in popularity as a cruise stop, partly due to the reduction of passenger visa cost. These used to cost US$50.00 and have now been reduced to US$7.00 which the cruise company charges direct to your onboard account..



Market shopping in the city was great, but our tour guide warned us to beware of pickpockets in crowded spaces, so we walked around the central market compound with hands on pocket and handbags firmly secured.



This video is the result of our daytime wanderings in the downtown area of this interesting city. We would gladly return for another visit sometime in the future.

Sentosa Resort World

In this video we take a walk around Sentosa Resort World during the Chinese New Year holiday weekend in February 2015.

Kuala Lumpur is an impressive city

I recently visited Malaysia's biggest city, Kuala Lumpur on a budget priced Gold Coast-KL flight with Air AsiaX. KL impressed me with its modern, clean appearance and great shopping centres as well as some worthwhile market facilities for a bit of bargain hunting. The night market in Petaling Street in Chinatown was the favourite. Above is a five minute travel video I produced on KL. Hope you enjoy watching it!

VIDEO: Singapore - the Asian gateway

Singapore is the gateway to European flights for many tourists flying from Australian destinations, therefore it has become a major 'stopover' destination, breaking the 24 hours of flying from Australia's east coast into two manageable sectors.

The shopping in Singapore is not as cheap as it used to be, with major brand stores starting to predominate in massive centres and the famed Orchard Road has never attracted me - it's just more shopping centres selling stuff you can buy just about anywhere for similar or better prices.

Instead, head for areas like Chinatown and the River Walk for passing the time. The Singapore Gardens (as seen in this video) are great for finding a cool spot in a hot tropical city. Or check out my separate video on Sentosa Island, where all the locals go to play (and stay).

VIDEO: Sentosa - Singapore's 'fun island'

Sentosa Island is Singapore's family playground with glitzy resorts, beaches and many other man-made attractions. In this video I travel by bus across the causeway from the mainland to Sentosa's main entrance and return by monorail.

There is a small daily visitor admission charge payable at the entrance gates to Sentosa but this includes a free monorail ride back to the mainland and also free bus transfers between the island's scattered attractions.

VIDEO: Kowloon, Hong Kong

The video starts with some views inside and from our hotel at BP International House, situated right next to beautiful Kowloon Park. We then venture oputside for a morning walk through the park.

VIDEO: Macau - the Vegas of Asia

The 'Vegas' of Asia - Macau is located on the south China coast, one hour by ferry from Hong Kong. It boasts more than 20 casinos with more gambling 'palaces' under construction. This video visits some of the old town areas of Macau as well as the huge Venetian Casino Resort and the popular Wyn's Casino. We also visit the observation deck at Macau Tower, although some of the vistas are a bit 'fogged out'...a common problem in this part of the world.