We arrived in Saigon too early to check in so we freshened up and headed to the Cu Chi tunnels just outside the city. It was a swelteringly humid day and even the shade of the trees did not help. It was great to see how the Guerilla fighters lived and what they had to deal with, seeing the B52 bomb craters and tiny living spaces, it was fascinating. Pete shot an AK47 and as you can see from the photo looks very cool doing it, but no I did not let him buy a souven...

On bank holiday Monday we decided to do what everyone back home would be doing, having a lie-in before heading down to the beach. We hired some push bikes and set off, passing along the beautiful river, before we arrived at the beach. It wasn't a let down either, with postcard gold sand, palm trees and bright blue sea, so similar to sunny hunny!!! First we splashed in the sea, it was lovely and cool compared to the blistering heat. After that we returned to our s...

We arrived in Nha Trang city at 8.30pm and after checking into our hotel we headed out to fill our main priority, our stomachs. We went to an Indian restaurant and had a delicious meal, so far the food in Vietnam has been excellent and not let us down. The hotel was under renovation, which meant we had a really nice room with king size bed, but it also meant the work started at 6am, so it was like being on 'Carry on Abroad'. The next day it was Pete and I's 3 yr...

The song 'hot, hot, hot' springs to mind when in Hoi an, as it is baking. After a nice air-conditioned bus ride, where we stopped at China beach and on the pass on highway 1a, which is 1200 metres above sea level. Our hotel is just outside the town, but walkable and we have a swimming pool, so after a sweaty walk we can just jump in the pool, like we did today. Our first day we were taken to two recommended tailors, just in case we wanted anything made. After lu...

We arrived in Hue after a luxury overnight train ride, we had soft sleepers this time, which meant we had actual mattresses, only four people per compartment and a western toilet. It was rather hot in Hue, so our first day we spent wandering round the city and trying to find somewhere for Pete to buy some t-shirts as he had run out of clean ones. After a successful shopping trip and chillout at the hotel, it was time for us to attend our Royal Banquet. The resta...