On my last day in Hoi An I got up early and like the lunatic I am ran the 5km in the very hot sun to the beach...it has to be said it was one of the more challenging runs of my life but all the more rewarding when I got to dip into the beautiful sea and spend he rest of my day drinking ice cold drinks from my sun lounger, reading and dozing at my leisure...Finally it was time to head back to my hostel. Not fancying running in the midday heat I set off walking ins...

After the endless binge drinking culture of Vang Vieng I was keen to detox and was hoping Vietnam would have a more sophisticated atmosphere. But after a 29 hour journey on countless buses with very little sleep, s***ty food stops, no toilet and rude Vietnamese people I was soon wondering whether Vietnam was the place for me...not to mention the cold wet weather that met my arrival. Fortunately myself and two English girls I was travelling with latched onto the p...