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DRAGONFLY TRAVEL NEWS   HOLIDAY  IN PHU QUOC   EPISODE THREE CAU CASTLE - PHU QUOC ISLAND For us, the real highlights of the island were the fresh fruit and seafood and the local markets. They have a somewhat famous NIGHT MARKETS down near the entrance to the fishing port in Duong Dong town and the local fresh food markets are a few blocks further on. By the way, if you are down that way, visit Dinh Cau (also known as Cau Castle). It is a kind of bizarre mash-up of a highly decorated little a temple and a small but nevertheless functioning lighthouse. It was originally built around 1937 in to honour the goddess Thien Hau- the protector of fishermen and sailors. Anyway it's worth a visit even at night and during the day it gives a really good view of the Cambodian coastline, Duong Dong fishing port and a big part of the town. Sorry, I digress. The NIGHT MARKETS have that cheap, gaudy carnival feel typical of night markets everywhere. Every eve...

HOLIDAY IN PHU QUOC EPISODE TWO AUSTRALIAN HOLIDAY FOOT WEAR  We woke early to the sound of a tropical rainstorm about 6am. It was brief but wonderfully cooling and filled the air with that unique 'just after the rain' smell. All three of us had slept well and were already feeling in relaxed holiday mode. So it was into the holiday uniform of shorts and tee-shirts all round. I glanced under the side table and noticed that there were two new pairs of thongs - not the nasty little bits of fabric that wedge up between yer bottom cheeks - the rubber footwear that we Aussies call 'thongs', Kiwis call 'Jandals and the Poms call 'flip-flops'. Normally hotels here have either nasty little plastic sandal or cheap slippers that seem to be made out of cotton and cardboard but these babies were the genuine rubber article and brand new. Now I haven't worn thongs for years but they were an essential part of summer life and the de riguer uniform fo...

HOLIDAY IN PHU QUOC EPISODE ONE For us, Phu Quoc has turned out to be just a great place for a holiday. It has many of our favourite ingredients: warm weather, great beaches, cheap seafood, cold beer, comfy beds,…and...errrrr... did I say cold beer? DRAGONFLY TRAVEL HARD AT WORK I hear that we are not alone in suffering from a typical problem of the small business owner or the self-employed- we find it have to truly give ourselves some time off from work. Hey, look at me now… working on a blog on my holiday! Anyway we decided that we needed to find somewhere for a short break. Of course this just some of the hard yards that DRAGONFLY TRAVEL put's in to research travel options on your behalf. Heheheh. We were somewhat assisted in our decision-making by the so-called ‘promotion’ by JetStar airlines that promised ridiculously low flights from Hanoi to HCMC. So we took the plunge and grabbed two tickets… only to then see the ‘extra costs’ and the fact that the lit...