Helen Conway
Biographical Info:
Helen worked for several years as a Stage Manager in London theatre. Having toured with shows internationally, she caught the travel bug, renounced theatre and set off round the world. She got as far as Sydney, fell in love- both with the city and with an ex-pat Irishman- and settled. Helen now works as a freelance writer and editor.
Helen Conway's Recent Contributions
Ko Lanta's Charms
Helen Conway - hconway [954]
The ferry docked at the rustic wharf in the small town of Ban Saladan. The lady next to me slung her pack onto her back. "I first visited Ko Lanta in 1986," she told me. "The only tourist...
Destinations:
Thailand |
Krabi
Topics:
Beaches & Resorts
Perfume Pagoda
Helen Conway - hconway [954]
The Vietnamese have developed the art of mimicry into a shrewd marketing plan. Shrewd, and blatantly plagiaristic. As soon as the influential Lonely Planet guidebook recommended the Prince Hotel in...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
Topics:
Travel
New Year in Mui Ne
Helen Conway - hconway [954]
After nearly four weeks on the road in Vietnam, my husband put his foot down. For at least two days, I was not allowed to drag him to any more temples or pagodas. Our Western New Year was going to be...
Destinations:
Phan Thiet |
Vietnam
Topics:
Beaches & Resorts
Girls of Sapa
Helen Conway - hconway [954]
One cold, wintry afternoon, my husband, Sean, and I were sitting in Sapa's Bamboo Bar with two traveling companions. For the past few days, the fog outside had been so thick it was like flying through...
Destinations:
Sapa |
Vietnam
Topics:
People
Climbing Cat Ba
Helen Conway - hconway [954]
Few visitors to Vietnam miss a trip to Halong Bay, a World Heritage-listed area of dramatic limestone peaks thrusting out of the South China Sea. Many pleasure boats cruise the tranquil waters or pay...
Destinations:
Cat Ba Island |
Vietnam
Topics:
Travel
Other Contributions
| A Home-Stay |
| The Octopus' Garden |
| A Reef, A Wreck and a Point |
| Sri Mariamman Temple |
| Historical Hill |
| Temples of Singapore |
