How many fish head curries can you make? In Hanoi we watched a program on TV called 'The Worlds Busiest Hotel'. It was looking into how the kitchens were run at 'Marina Bay Sands', Singapore. So on the way over to the gardens we walked through the hotel. It's only when you come out of it you realise just how big it is, there are 3 huge curved towers, that has a top ledge that houses a sky deck, a infinity pool and a bar. (Find out how many rooms). There is a ...

I won the Raffles After the disappointment of not being able to wet myself on some rides and get away with it in Saigon I was pleased to find out that I would get a second chance in Singapore. There is a island south of Singapore called Sentosa that you can get to by public transport or cable car. It's a resort that also includes a universal studios, a maritime museum. a sky deck and a heap of other things that will help you spend your money. We took the short ...

Cant find me a panda anywhere The rough guides book has come in handy a few times so far. On the way over to Singapore I read about a well regarded coffee shop called 40 hands that was hidden away in a residential area that I would never of known about or stumbled across. It was well worth the journey, regarding it as one of the best coffees I have ever had (along with Colana and Smalls in Bath). It's very rare you get to taste the different character of the bea...

Good Bye Vietnam And that was Vietnam. I found some great new places in Sapa, Hoi An and Phu Quoc. I don't think I could ever get bored of Ha Long Bay and I met heaps of friendly people along the way. I don't think HCMC was my favourite, it's more westernised than the North (and more expensive too and there are a few more million bikes to content with! I can leave you with one last fact, in Hanoi they placed a order for a million motorbikes with the Chinese. Aft...

Playing Herbal Doctor We had one extra day in Ho Chi Minh City, there is a Herbal Medicine museum named the FITO that we went to. It was housed in a wooden Chinese style building and went across multiple floors. The highlight was when the tour guide asked me to put on the traditional doctor outfit and go an pretend to diagnose Tash whilst she took pictures! You also get to see how they make the herbs into powder, using both their feet and arms to move the grind...