From Nha Trang we took yet another overnight train to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Saigon is once again a large busy bustling city. It was a good city to be in and I enjoyed all the sites and smells. We had some great nights out whether it was playing pool, going clubbing or just out drinking. This was also the city where I tasted my first fried scorpion. It was ok, but its shell is a little hard for my liking. We made a trip out to the Cu Chi District to see the V...

We took an overnight train to Hue. Hue has recently been given the UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Hue is situated along the Perfume River and we took a dragon boat down river to visit the Heavenly Lady Pagoda & the tombs of the Nguyen Emperors. We always tried to have lunch in a local restaurant. It’s amazing what good food a dirty little kitchen can produce. Later that night we went out for drinks and caught local bicycle taxis home which is real f...

Vietnam has been an interesting 3 weeks. I started my tour in Hanoi, which is in the North of Vietnam. Our tour group was 12 people in total plus our tour leader Krista. I arrived late and met my roommate Sean at the airport. We were then taken to our hotel after being picked up from the airport. We managed to hook up with Krista and spent the latter part of the evening sitting on the sidewalk on little plastic chairs drinking glasses of beer for 15p while the ci...