Hello from Vietnam's premier beach resort, Nha Trang. I've had a fantastic couple of days here but we are about to leave on our second night train, bound for the quaint town of Hoi An. I am not looking forward to disembarking the train in Danang at 4.30am, and then having to get a one hour bus south to Hoi An, but thats the plan. Judging by our first overnight train from Saigon to here, the journey will be pretty comfortable - its just the early starts that kill....

Hello again from Ho Chi Minh City, where we've just returned after an overnight trip to the Mekong Delta. We are only here for the afternoon as tonight we catch the first of three overnight trains up the Vietnamese coast. Its an aspect of the trip I'm not really looking forward to, especially given the times we are due to arrive at our destinations. Tomorrow we will be arriving in the beach town of Nha Trang at 6am, which is by far the least harsh of the early ar...

Hello for the first time from Vietnam! Before I update on my first two days in Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon), I must first conclude my time in Cambodia. Our final evening in Phnom Penh was spent at the kickboxing - a definite cultural experience! The 45 minute tuk-tuk ride to the location on the outskirts of town was an experience in itself, with us once again getting caught up in Phnom Penh's crazy rush hour traffic. The venue was a randomaly located l...