Mandy and Glen Rees, Author at Feel the Fear and Backpack Anyway

Deja Vu

Posted onOctober 7, 2014June 24, 2019AuthorMandy and Glen Rees16 Comments

Mandy: 7th Oct 2014 With a heavy heart, an even heaver back pack and the man of my dreams (no not George Clooney!!!) I head towards Heathrow airport…..again!! Eleven months ago Glen and I returned to the UK to be Read More …

To be continued……….

Posted onNovember 27, 2013June 24, 2019AuthorMandy and Glen Rees7 Comments

Glen and Mandy: November 2013 Whilst we were in Can Tho, on Tuesday 29th October, Dad told us that he needed an urgent operation so on the 1st November we flew back to the UK. Thankfully he is making a Read More …

Butchers ‘Shops’ – first six months – April – November 2013

Posted onNovember 25, 2013June 24, 2019AuthorMandy and Glen Rees3 Comments

I am dedicating this blog post to my lovely Dad who, until two weeks ago, had been a butcher “man and boy” as he says, in the same village shop for 65 years. From a Saturday boy aged eleven, full Read More …

Can Tho – Mekong Delta

Posted onNovember 24, 2013June 24, 2019AuthorMandy and Glen Rees1 Comment

Glen: 27th October – 1st November Can Tho is the forth largest city in Vietnam and is known for it’s floating markets and picturesque canals. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see them or much of Can Tho! Mandy was already Read More …

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Posted onNovember 23, 2013June 24, 2019AuthorMandy and Glen Rees3 Comments

Mandy: 22nd – 27th October On Tuesday we took a car back to Denang from Hoi An and had a short one hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Our hotel was in the busiest street in the District Read More …

Hoi An

Posted onOctober 18, 2013June 24, 2019AuthorMandy and Glen Rees3 Comments

Mandy: Saturday 12th………. Blurb…..Hoi An is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ancient Town is a well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. There are Japanese Merchant houses and the ‘Japanese Read More …