Day 19 Hoi An. We decided to go for an early morning bike ride today, before the sun got too high, and in between the locals rush hour, which is between 5 am and 6am, and the tourist rush hour that starts at 10 am. So armed with copious notes from Google maps, we aimed to cycle through the local rice paddy fields (well not literally!). We picked up two bikes from a small stall outside our hotel and set off. It was immediately apparent that I had picked up ...

Day 18 Hoi An. Happy Easter Monday one and all. Before I relay to you what we got up to today, I thought I would (try) to relate to you an incident that happened yesterday evening. Now you already have been told of 'Chilli-gate' and 'Chicken-gate', well last night we had our very own 'Water-gate'! Our hotel provides two bottles of complimentary water each day. We have been careful to ensure that we only use these complimentary bottles or our own supply, to...

Day 17 Hoi An. Having heard a couple speak about the fisherman unloading their catch in the morning, we decided to make the effort to get up early to watch this spectacle, safe in the knowledge that we planned to 'veg out' in the afternoon. We had seen the boats empty on the beach the previous day. They resemble a giant half of a coconut shell, no more than the width of an average mans height or in the case of a Vietnamese man no more than one and a half's he...

Day 16 Hoi An. Happy Easter everyone! As I type this I am watching the sun rise gently in an azure sky whilst sat outside our garden room, on a whicker chair, gazing across manicured lawns to the infinity swimming pool. In the distance I can see the tops of the the coconut matted roofs of the beach parasols beckoning to the onrushing waves. Now this is the way to spend Easter! (I'll stop waxing lyrical at this point before we loose all our friends to jealousy)....

Day 15 Hoi An. Today is a travel day so I promise the blog will be a little shorter (or that's the intention). Today, we take a short flight, more than a hop but not as much as a stride, to Danang airport then drive south to Hoi An. But first we check out from our hotel, the Lavender hotel, themed (funny enough) on lavender! The hotel was smashing in all ways except they do seem to have issues with security, as in the back of the hotel information is a list ...