So over trying to find photos to match the place. Anyway - Saigon! We arrived here via Dalat, where we´d intended to spend a day or two visiting waterfalls and seeing the Central Highlands. Unfortunately, when we got there (after an admittedly stunning bus ride) it was POURING. It was kind of nice to see the rain and have cooler weather, but after an afternoon of wandering around and seeing the town, getting soaked and VERY cold, we decided to hop on the bu...

Hoi An - the home of a million tailors. Anyone who's about to criticise the photo for being Japanese, don't! It reminds me of the many shops in Hoi An that sell brightly coloured handmade lanterns, strung up in gorgeous displays outside that light up at night.We've spent a few days in Hoi An, arriving after a brief visit to Hue. Hue was beautiful - at least, the Citadel area was, and inside the amazing gates the Forbidden Purple City and Palace is pre...

And so to Nha Trang. We´re getting towards the end of Vietnam but at the top of my list was getting some dives logged - and to reach number 60!Nha Trang is not quite so idyllic as the photo may suggest (again issues with finding an appropriate one!) - it´s more like a Costa del Sol town with high rise hotels just back from the beach and the road right next to it. A lot of the beach isn´t gorgeous, but we found the beach club La Louisiane and the...

We got to Hanoi...eventually! After a HIGHLY eventful bus ride. Arriving in time to catch the bus, we were told that a) we'd been shafted as far as the standard of bus went (double decker VIP bus my big toe) and b) the bus to Hanoi was full. So we were sent onto the bus headed for Hue and Danang, where we had two strokes of luck - first of all we met Simon and John, 2 English lads who were similarly trying to get to Hanoi and had befriended a Vietna...