Our final stop in Vietnam is the southern City of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). During the war between the North Vietnam (Democratic republic of Vietnam) and the South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam), Saigon (Later renamed Ho Chi Minh City), served as a capital city for the South, Hanoi being the equivilant in the north. This place has lots of characteristics the same as Hanoi, they both are overrun with people and mopeds! We didnt stay long here as our main object...

Well we wasn't disapointed with the weather in Mui Ne, it has been amazing since we arrived. We booked ourselves into this lovely beach bungalow with a sea view for Valentines day, which was a nice treat after shabby $4 budget rooms! Sarah brought some balloons with her travelling and when I left the bungalow for 5 minutes she had it all decorated in Red Balloons, heart stickers and teddy bear stuff....its typical really....I didnt expect anything less after last...

I met Sar in Hanoi airport, then we got on a plane straight to Nha Trang. Nha Trang is lovely but we was unfortunate with the weather as it was cloudy most of the time. We arrived on the first day about 4pm and as normal started looking for accomodation. Well it turns out it was the last day of Tet and all the Vietnamese go to Nha Trang for a holiday. So after about 3 hours of looking for a room, we got on a tuktuk bike as the driver said he knows where there...

Well I have spent long enough here in Hanoi, although I have changed my initial thoughts about the place. After my trip to Halong Bay, I managed to find a lovely cheap guesthouse and the people who run it are great. I have been in Hanoi for "Tet" which is their new year here (Year of the Mouse), it basically runs for 3 days, which is a public holiday for the locals - so rather than the normal hustle and bustle of Hanoi, its rather quiet. New years ev...

I arrived in Hanoi the capital of Vietnam a few days ago. I thought London had traffic problems until I came here, where the scooter rules the roads! The Vietnamese from my findings so far are after your money, but in an aggressive, nagging and persistance kind of way. They have already tried so many cons, from trying to charge double the price for airport transfers, the taxi's taking you to hotels where they receive commission and also travels agents quoting ...