Raj: BEST curry and beach, worst heat, and most relaxed town is my summary of Hoi An. We are staying in the old city which exudes charm. It's Vietnam on a smaller scale and easier pace. What is different is every second person in this tiny town is a tourist - which is good and bad. I think it would have been different 5-10 years ago - same experience but cheaper still. You do get constantly pursued everywhere you walk which after a while you just get used to ...

Today is Raj's Birthday. Happy Birthday Raj. We left Ho Chi Minh this morning and flew to Danang, and are now in Hoi An, about 45 minutes away. Hoi An is a Port Town, a place to get clothing made, not that we have any room in our packs to get more clothes, so every second shop has clothes. It is so much quieter than HCM, more like a village. Still has lots of motorbikes but easier to cross the road and generally move around. It was 38 degrees at lunchtime when...