So on Boxing Day we were getting the bus to Hoi An, where we were planning on spending Nina's birthday. This wasn't coming until 1.30 - only a four hour bus journey, what a Christmas gift! We spent the morning eating classic boxing day fare of burgers and chips, then spent the rest of the day asleep on a bus! Bit different to last years house party let me tell you. Now Hoi An is a beautiful town albeit a little touristy. At night lanterns are released onto the...

We got to Hue around 8am, and it was a pleasant surprise to be dropped off right outside our hostel - no fighting with taxi drivers this time! However it seems there is always a downside, and this time our room wasn't ready! Oh dear! It was no problem though, we hung around downstairs, bumping into Emily from the ENP again so made plans to meet up in Hoi An for Nina's birthday. After we had settled into the dorm we were pretty knackered so went for a wander to f...

Xin Chao from Vietnam! We've been in Vietnam over a week and there is lots to catch up on. After getting off the bus from Hell and being totally screwed over by a taxi and being made to pay way more than we should, as well as not even being taken to the hostel we had pre booked, the trip was not ending well! At least we learnt a valuable lesson - always find out the reliable taxi firms before entering a new country! On the positive side our hostel in Ha Noi - H...

So following on from my last post...Not much happens in Luang Prabang. Our guesthouse was by the river so had quite a nice view from the shared balcony...if not for the masses of power lines that snaked around the electricity posts in what looked like spaghetti junction - definitely not safe! Anyway, the day we arrived we went for a wander around and priced up some buses over to Hanoi, Vietnam. We had decided that we were going to spend 2 nights in Luang Prabang...

So Monday was the day we went TUBING! For those who are in the dark about this wonderful past-time, you basically float down a river in a giant tractor tyre inner tube, stopping off at different bars along the way. Oh yeah, and the bars have zip lines and high boards and slides and stuff you can go on. All told it was an amazing day, one of the most fun I've had so far! Nina and I set off at 12 and got stuck in the first bar, not even getting our feet wet, for ab...