Hi all, well we are once again in singapore airport on our way home. From the last entry we took the slowest and most painful bus ride up to Seim Reap - Cambodia. Painful as they had a programme going on the TV that consisted of people shouting constantly in Cambodian at top volume!!! Seim Reap was even hotter than pervious - you know its hot when the locals are complaining. The worst thing was we had to be covered as we weren't on antimalarials. The town i...

Hi all, hope everyone had a nice easter and is recovering from an overdose of easter eggs. After Nha Trang we arrived safe and sound in Siagon (Ho Chi Minh). This was unexpectedly better than anticipated!! It was alot cleaner and traffic slightly more organised than Hanoi. We spent the first day visiting the sights of the town - sawe the revolutionary palace (old south vietnam prime ministers residence) and the war museum. The day was hot and very humid luckl...

Hi all Well we have so far had 4 days in Nha Trang. Enjoyed the beach sun and relaxation. It seems to rain lots every night but then clears through the day. The sun is very intense and on the first day we were on the beach in the shade and got slightly pink! Couldn't believe it, there are some very red bodies around the town by night time here. Had one day of sightseeing as it was wet in the morning and a bit cooler to be able to wander, however have just mo...

Hi all We had a good couple of days in Hue, really enjoyed the bana pancakes with chocolate for brunch!! The town itself was pretty cool, laid back and lots of nice food places to eat from. Spent a day around the citadel, pretty neat place to meander a day away however still under restoration. We were amazed as you were able to wander anywhere even into the areas they were working on - don't think this would fit in the safety code in NZ. After Hue caught a d...

Hi all Well we have a bit to cover since the last entry. Managed to catch the overnight train to Sapa - bit of a stop start journey but managed to get a bit of sleep!! Sapa was fantastic, cooler than Hanoi and the cloud was amazing, one minute you could hardly see in front of you and the next minute it was clear, then the cloud rolled in again!! Had 2 full day there which we spent trekking into local villages, one was down hill for 3 - 4 hours, luckly we mang...