Alison: Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site and was our next destination. It is a collection of over 3000 islands located just off the north east coast of Vietnam and it is a must see for visitors to the country. The islands vary greatly in size and most of them are more just like rocks/mountains sticking up out of the sea. There was only one island (Cat Ba Island), which we knew of, to actually be inhabited. There are many different tours you can do to s...

Nigel: Between Hue and Ninh Binh there isn't much to see, so we decided to take the train all the way up to our next destination. It was a uneventful 10 hour journey, except for the TV that was set to full blast and had the worst type of music possible playing from it. This hindered our chances of reading any of our book , so it was just looking out the window and wincing on every loud screech. Once you arrive at the train station you are welcomed by many hot...

Alison: Our next destination was Hue which isn't far north of Hoi An. The main tourist attraction here is the huge citadel (city walls) in the centre of town. The perimeter of the walls is roughly 10km and a sizeable proportion of the Hue population reside inside these walls. There is a second citadel within the citadel and this is called The Imperial City. Many of the country's most powerful emperors lived here. There are many palaces and museums in The ...

* Pictures will be added soon. It's so expensive to get on the internet in OZ!!!*Alison: Hoi An is an an ancient riverside town that has been awarded with the title of being a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hoi An is one of the few places in Vietnam to escape from any damage from bombs during the war so it has retained a lot of its charm. The Old Town next to the river is the most beautiful place. The main street leading down to the river is called Le Soi and th...

Nigel: We decided to move up to Quy Nhon to spend New Year there. It is again another beach resort, but this one is dedicated more for Vietnamese people. We arrived by bus on New Years eve and luckily there was still rooms available. We thought that we would stay in our room until about 9pm and then go and get some food. We were slightly disappointed to find out that the hotel that we were staying in was closing the doors at 11:30pm, thus meaning we would have to...