Sitting on the banks of the beautiful Perfume River, Hue has traditionally been one of Vietnams main cultural, religious and educational centres and a key stop for people travelling through the country. The town is probably our favourite in Asia. It was the seat of the thirteen Ngyen emperors between 1802 and 1945 and was made the capital of the country by the first emperor. Hence the town was very prosperous and so contains a lot of beautiful buildings, ma...

Hoi An is a picuresque riverside town that is very close to the coast and the South China Sea, nestled about halfway up the coast of Vietnam. It was a real surprise to us as the pace of life is much slower than everywhere else we have visited in Vietnam so far and for the first time the bicycles outnumbered the mopeds - much safer for crossing the road! There is even a pedestrianised area in the centre of the historic old town which is the first one we have...

Having started its journey in the mountains of Tibet the Mekong river snakes through it 2,5000 mile journey into China, Laos and Cambodia before it emerges in the plains of the Mekong Delta, in the south of Vietnam. Here, it dominates the landscape, forming rivers and channels that spread like rivulets of rain that drip down a window pane. As the worlds second largest exporter of rice, this area, known as the rice basket of Vietnam, is sown with rice paddies and ...

So once again we cross another border and journey into another country. Our time in Cambodia has certainly been short but very sweet. We enjoyed the sights and sounds that the cities had to offer and apart from our uncomfortable entry into the country, things have gone without a hitch. The journey here was smooth and organised but we did get to see some strange sights along the way. Synonymous with life in rural areas of Cambodia we saw several bamboo carts ...

For a country that is incredibly poor we have been a little surprised at how reasonably well the road from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh was, considering the tortous route we had when first entering the country. PP is reasonably well maintained compaired to the rest of Cambodia (it's all relative) but this has probably been as a result of the fact that this is the home of the Royal Family and the enormous amounts of money that have been brought into the country by fore...