Rob and I have just returned from our two day tour of Halong Bay. An absolutely beautiful area full of fantastic rock formations and gorgeous scenery. We stayed overnight on a trunk boat and visited a huge cave, kayaked around the rocks and even tried our hand at fishing off the back off the boat (our bamboo cane with string and a bit of chicken on the end didn't attract anything but the rope attached to our boat!). We met some lovely people, took a tonne of p...

Good morning!It's 12:21am here in Hanoi and after a short sleep my body is telling me there isn't going to be any more anytime soon.Rob is peacefully sleeping away (well jell) and I wish I was too.....Our first experience of Hanoi has been interesting.We took a taxi from Hanoi airport that dropped us off in what felt like was the middle of a very busy main road and the driver pointed roughly to where we needed to walk to find our hotel ("What, down there and tu...

Hey peeps! Rob and I have just landed in Kualar Lumpur after a long though decent 13 hour(ish) flight. With the time difference it is now the 27th November 2011 and the time is approximately 07:50am (GMT+8). We are both shattered and look forward to reaching Hanoi in about 5 hours ( 2hr wait then 3hr 20 min flight) I had forgotten about the joys of long haul (it's been a while since my last one and I would like my chosen super power of time travel abou...

Holey Moley! We fly on Saturday. That's right, this Saturday!!!! Where the heck did the time go?? I am starting to feel a little anxious now..... Will I last 7 weeks? Will Rob snore too much? Will the bathrooms be clean? Will my Deet spray actually work? Will I like Asian food? Will I have time for naps?! Not that I am over thinking this. No, of course not. That would be ridiculous..... The next two days are going to be hectic. Interview for ...

Today is the first day I have started to feel excited about our soon to be travels. Don't get me wrong. I have been looking forward to our adventure for a while, though today is the first day I have a huge grin across my face and a sense of excitement! I think it might have something to do with the numerous packages that keep arriving with travel items purchased from a variety of internet stores and the fact that my lovely friend has kindly agreed to take u...