An early start saw us on a bus from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Tre where we would start our 3 day and 2 night trip on the Mekong Delta which would take us all the way to Phnom Penh in Cambodia, a good way to travel the long distance as we don't feel like we are wasting the time just traveling from a to b. It was a little bit confusing to begin with as there were many different types of trip running with several different guides, we had heard this from other traveler...

After arriving late afternoon yesterday (our bus that said 3pm arrival was more like 5pm!) we only had today to explore Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) or Saigon. It is interesting that so many people still call HCMC Saigon, even travellers who were not even born before the name was changed to HCMC, it seems either can be used interchangably. We were up pretty early to catch a trip to the Chu Chi Tunnels that were used by the Vietcong in the American War. On the way ...

We had a very scenic bus journey up into the mountains to reach Dalat. The views of the sea on the way were gorgeous and when we stareted climbing into the mountains the views were breathtaking. The road was really windy as we climbed higher and higher - it didn't help that the bus driver was a loonie! We arrived in Dalat mid-afternoon and were pleased with the cooler temperatures, Dalat is about 1500m above sea level. It is also the premier Vietnamese honeymoon ...

The locals were out in force at 5:30am, playing badminton, doing tai chi and swimming. Sarah said it was crazy watching them as the sun rose on the bus as we arrived into Nha Trang. After checking into a cheap hotel we went straight to the beach, it looked like a great idea as it was warming up already. The sea was beautiful - just what we needed after the bus journey. We then had breakfast with a fabulous view of the beach and just lazed about all day reading an...

Our final day in Hanoi was spent getting up early to go and see the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, we queued up for ages to wander past the old leader who is kept in a glass cabinet. It was really quite strange and the view from in front of him was crazy - on the white marble wall behind him there were 2 wide red marble strips with the star from the Vietnam flag and the hammer and sickle - the sign of communism. I found this image to be amazing whereas Sarah didn't notic...