Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam June 23rd - 27th, 2016 We spent the weekend attending the festival which was held at the Kim Do Royal Hotel, right in the centre of the city alongside a large pedestrianised street which was filled with people trying out the latest craze...hoverboards (like segways but without handles). We thoroughly enjoyed the festival, it being the most we've danced since leaving Melbourne and during our walks to and from the venue and our acco...

Nha Trang - Vietnam June 22nd - 23rd, 2016 Nha Trang is a much more modern city than we have visited in Vietnam so far, with high rise buildings aplenty, wide streets and a vast number of package holiday tourists here for the stunning beach and cheap booze. We arrived on the overnight bus once more and were able to get coffee, book our onward ticket, check in and shower all before being picked up at 8.30am for a tour I had booked online the night before. Thi...

Hoi An - Vietnam June 21st - 22nd, 2016 Another UNESCO world cultural heritage site, Hoi-An is an amazing fusion of architectural styles with Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and European influences. Its main attractions are the multitude of 200 year old wooden fronted shophouses that make up the centre of the town. It is an utterly charming place, vibrant, busy, colourful, there is a lot to see in a small space and we enjoyed our couple of days here. We could...

Hue - Vietnam June 20th - 21st, 2016 Arriving on the overnight bus we were lucky enough to be able to check in straight away to our hotel and freshen up with a shower before going out to explore the ancient capitol city of Hue, pronounced Hwey, whilst it was still early in the morning. First we found ourselves some breakfast, a scrumptious avocado smoothie, to set us up for the morning and then made our way across the bridge over the Perfume River and into t...

Cristina Diamond Cruise - Halong Bay - Vietnam June 17th - 19th, 2016 Halong Bay really is beyond description, to say that it is beautiful or stunning just doesn't do it justice, it is hard to think of anywhere we've been in the world that is quite as incredibly breathtaking!! Around 2 thousand limestone karsts rise out of the emerald waters around Halong and Bai Tu Long Bays, creating a maze of waterways and lagoons that just beg to be explored. Our cruis...