Right, I'm on a roll, and will quickly update our last stop in Vietnam, the former capital city (before Saigon and Hanoi) of Hue. We got a bus here from Hoi An and were by chance dropped off right outside the hotel we were headed to look at first. We went for a drink and some food in a local cafe, and ended up looking through one of the waiters' book of recommendations for his motorbike tour. Being slightly less adventurous than Ben, it was good to see how much p...

So, Ben left off as we were leaving Saigon. From there we boarded our internal flight to Da Nang, which was cool. Suz you're right, Vietnam airlines is the best. Was only an hour flight, but you get to watch the take-off and landing on the monitors, Ben was as excited as the little kids. From Da Nang we got a taxi to nearby Hoi An, which is a small town by the sea which is a Unesco World Heritage site. We had a fair idea of a few hotels we could try, but when w...

So, Ben left off as we were leaving Saigon. From there we boarded our internal flight to Da Nang, which was cool. Suz you're right, Vietnam airlines is the best. Was only an hour flight, but you get to watch the take-off and landing on the monitors, Ben was as excited as the little kids. From Da Nang we got a taxi to nearby Hoi An, which is a small town by the sea which is a Unesco World Heritage site. We had a fair idea of a few hotels we could try, but when w...

We arrived in HCM / Saigon on Wednesday 12th after a straight forward bus journey and border crossing from Cambodia. We quickly found a new guest house for a few nights which was very similar to others that we had stayed at but with the inclusion of a mini bar!!! Hurray! We arrived late in the afternoon and had a casual stroll for a few hours and had a delicious Vietnamese meal. Whilsy enjoying our meal we suddenly realised that we needed to sort out our visa for...