Sun 26th Nov 2006 Had what seemed like our first lie in for ages this morning - up at 8am! After our delicious yoghurt and fruit, we said goodbye to our latest surrogate family at the hostel. We were cheated out of another 20,000 dong for taking our bags on the bus though. Kien waved us off and we were on our way back to Hanoi. Arrived in Hanoi to find that the hostel we had been recommended was now a building site with a little sign saying to go to their seco...

Sat 18th Nov 2006 - Saigon to Nha TrangUp early for our mammouth 12 hour bus trip to Nha Trang. Although it was soon apparant that the woman who had booked our tickets at TNK had actually forgotten to give us our bus tickets! But we managed to get away with it.We declined the free hamburger and coffee that was offered on the bus as we were already full from our air bread. At toilet stop number one Cathryn discovered the Vietnamese equivalent of Werther's Orig...

Friday 17th November 2006 - Saigon Following our breakfast of airy bread we went on our second day trip from Saigon. We could have had another hour in bed if it wasn't for the three inept Australians who missed the bus. Two shall remain nameless, the other we will call Colleen Smart to protect her identity! Home and Away eat your heart out. We were introduced to our tour guide Slim Jim - Eats like a sparrow, Drinks like a fish and Smokes like a chimney. Wha...

Mon 13th Nov 2006 - Cambodia Reunion We wisely chose the 2.30pm VIP bus back to Phnom Penh which meant we had time for a final visit to Coaster's. Cathryn's moto driver could barely see over her rucksack all the way to the bus station, but we all arrived in one piece. The VIP was another chance for us to catch up on sleep before our night out in Phnom Penh. We arrived at Happy Guesthouse at Lakeside where Cathryn's friends from Leeds, Caroline and ...

Fri 10th Nov 2006 - Sihanoukville, Cambodia Had our first moto-with-rucksack experience as we changed hostel to be closer to the beach. According to the lonely planet "the place to be" was further down the beach and a 5 minute moto ride away. In reality, we were just around the corner and the whole area was "the place to be" without having to move hostels in the baking heat of the middle of the day on empty stomachs! We discovered Coaster...