Well this morning has been eventful and basically set the standards of the whole of this horrible day! Up at 7am to catch the sleeper bus at 8am, which rocked up at 10.15am, and whilst on the way to the bus stop in a taxi, the boot came open & our backpacks flew out onto the road!! Not a great start! Whilst then waiting for the vehicle of death, we headed to a coffee shop across the street where Roz caught a French guy going into an epileptic fit! Luckily sh...

Ingredients 2 small banana blossoms, or 4 cups well-packed finely julienned banana blossom strips 2 tablespoons white vinegar 4 tablespoons White Vinaigrette, recipe follows 2 cups shredded, poached chicken breast or chicken & sautéed shrimp 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice 2 teaspoons chopped rau rum ( Vietnamese mint), or regular mint 6 tablespoons chili fish sauce 4 tablespoons crispy shallot flakes 1/2 finel...

The nicest city for food in Vietnam! So as I am now getting bored of writing we did this, we did that and then we went here and then we went there, I'm going to try something new as suggested by our new Northern friend Jo!! A poem! Ha, let's see how this goes.... Hoi An was beautiful, one of my favourite cities. It was cultural and colourful, and full of little kitties. The river ran through it with lots of little boats, and candles were lit and put into th...