We got up early for breakfast in Dalat before leaving for Saigon and went to a cafe - telling them we didn't have much time as we had a bus to catch! In the end the lady managed to get someone to pick us up in a mini-bus and then took us to a bus (which wasn't where we had to meet!) We were a bit dubious at first but we got to Saigon and no questions were asked so I'm not sure what sort of deal was struck!!!! It took us 8 hours and we stopped a few times for fo...

The bus from Nha Trang to Dalat took 7 hours. We arrived with the aim of staying in a particular hostel (which we hadn't booked) so we walked there only to find they were full! They recommened one a couple of doors down so we stayed there! Once there the boys went out for a wander whilst I stayed in the hotel room watching the Disney Channel and MTV Asia! They booked an Easy Rider tour for the next day. We went for dinner and we ended up catching the end of t...

We finally got off the coach at 5am and were dropped in the middle of nowhere! It was only when the coach had driven off that I noticed the mini-bus on the other side of the road waiting for us! Again it was raining and the journey to the island was surreal! We drove for about 20 mins to the waterfront and then boarded the boat over a rickety wooden walkway! At the island we were given a temporary hut until breakfast so we could get a couple of hours sleep. A...

We left Hue early and arrived in Hoi An after about 4 hours at lunch time. We checked into a hotel that the coach stopped at as we had nothing booked. It was owned by the same company and was really nice - even had a swimming pool! Unfortunately we didn't use it though as we weren't there for long and also it was raining!!! We spent the afternoon wandering around and predictably I was taken in by the many tailors after a few words of encouragement from Sam! ...

We arrived early in Hue expecting to be picked up by our Hotel that we had pre-booked but we were left waiting for a while! We got a taxi in the end and checked in before getting breakfast and going to book our bus onto the next stop Hoi An. The weather was awful - really tipping it down all day which put a dampner on things! We took a 4 hour trip on the Perfume River to the Tu Duc tombs and a pagoda. Our first stop was the tombs, where we were met by moped d...