After the rain of the south we headed north in search of some more sunshine. The fact that our next shop, Hoi An, was the tailoring capital of Vietnam, had absolutely no influence on Fern's insistance that we should deffinately stop here for a few days. Hoi An is an interesting mix of traditional Vietnamese culture and foriegn influence, particularly Fernch, Japanese and Chinese. The result is a beautiful little port town with cobbled streets, famed for the tasti...

The first thing that hits you about Ho Chi Mihn City (hopefully not literally) is the traffic. (Sorry Matt, but it really is noticeable.) Anything on two wheels rules. Faced with this unrelenting wall of motorbikes we had little choice but to do as the locals do: put a hand up in the air, hold onto your ‘valuables’, and walk very slowly until you reach the opposite curb, resisting the instinct to jump out of the way of the bikes coming towards you. The bikes ...