The night train from Lao Cai arrived into Hanoi at about 04:30am. We eventually found our driver and were dropped off at our previous hotel in the old quarter at about 05:00 to wait for the bus to Halong Bay. Unfortunately, they had no rooms available to get a shower in so we just had to sit and wait in the restaurant as there was just a wooden bench in reception! We were supposed to get picked up by bus from the hotel at 07:30 but they eventually sent a car to p...

We arrived in Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, after a three hour flight from KL. We were met at the airport by our guide and taken to our hotel in the old quarter of Hanoi. We decided to use a tour company (Buffalo Tours) for Vietnam so that we could see as much as possible in the time we are here, so we will have a guide in each of the towns and city we are visiting and all our hotels and transportation is arranged for us, which will make a nice change. The Nort...

We had 3 nights in Kuala Lumpur, arriving after a 3hr flight from Denpasar, Bali. Our flight landed at about 01:00am and we arrived at our hotel in the centre of KL at about 02:30am so it was straight to bed! KL is a huge city and we only saw a very small part of it but we really enjoyed it for a short city break. We decided to stay at the Shangri-La hotel having sampled one already in Singapore. The location was perfect right in the centre of the city and within...

Ubud is about 90 minutes drive north of Kuta-Seminyak in the centre of Bali. We just got a taxi there from our hotel in Seminyak which only cost about £20. Ubud is considered to be the cultural centre of Bali and the town is full of art galleries and museums and craft shops. The centre of town is quiet touristy as it is a popular tourist spot and it's also popular for day trips from the south as its a beautiful part of the island at the foothills of the volcanos...

Seems like ages since our last blog so i've a bit of catching up to do but we've basically just been relaxing in Bali with Rebecca and taking it easy for a while. We arrived in Bali on Thursday 12th Feb. from Oz. It was a bit of a shock to the system when we arrived after spending a month in Australia. The taxi drivers and 'baggage handlers' are all over you as soon you come through the airport. You can pre-pay for a taxi on the way through arrivals and they give...