The resilience and strength of human beings can be tested in many ways, and the way that certain people respond to testing times differs often as well. I have travelled to Vietnam six times over the last ten years and even knowing the little amount I do about their history and in many ways the heartache and tragedies many Vietnamese have suffered I have always been blown away by their welcoming and open- hearted acceptance of outsiders visiting their homeland.

I was hesitant to jump right in and start clearing the cobwebs from my passport and saddling up…

The Travellingguy goes out on patrol with South Africas famous Black Mambas Anti Poaching Unit.