The journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh (AKA Saigon) took us about 2 hours by Plane. We both were a bit apprehensive about visiting Saigon, as backpackers we have met throughout Vietnam did not speak highly of it. On arrival, it was immediately evident that Scooters flock the streets by the thousands. Both William and I are now experts at crossing roads and have learnt that the best way is to just put your head down, cross the road and everyone will swerve around y...

Instead of sticking to the origanal plan of going to Laos, we decided to catch the bus back to Bangkok (12 hours over night) and flew to Hanoi in Vietnam. When we arrived in Vietnam we were greeted by a man holding up our names at the airport. We were then driven to our guest house in the old quater in Hanoi, which is the backpackers area. When we arrived they were very friendly and cooked us a free breakfast. After we checked into our room and a fight had cleare...