Hoi An is a wonderful interlude between the busier places in Vietnam. It's easy to walk around at night and think "this is not a real place". The old town centre is heritage listed and is exactly the same as it was a hundred years ago. The restaurants are great and the tailor shops offer you the ability to make anything you want overnight. We were able to hire a wheelchair for Wendy to make it easier to get around. We hired it from the local hospital and I'm sur...

HCM second time around. We hadn't planned on staying another night in HCM but with yesterday's incident we had no choice. We were also waiting on medical advice as to whether we should cut our trip short and fly back to Sydney. We also needed time to sort out all the administration with medical centers and insurance. While I was in hospital with Wendy I developed a stomach bug that resulted in some very violent vomiting and diarrohea. Just what I needed at this...

This is when our holiday took an unexpected turn. After saying goodbye to our hosts we set off by boat for a relaxing visit to the floating markets in the morning. This is the heart of trade in the Mekong and we saw all types of produce being exchanged along with some very intricate bartering. We hen set off on the next leg of our bike trip. Like yesterday we went through more villages, met more locals and saw some great scenery in this beautiful area. In the M...

After about a three hour bus ride we arrived at the start of our cycling trip through the Mekong Delta. At one of the toilet stops on the way we bumped into some people we knew from Lindfield. Small world. Our guide was a local called Tan, who provided us with a lot of insight into Vietnamese culture on the way. He was a funny guy although a bit chauvinistic. Cycling through the Mekong Delta gives you a great view of local life you wouldn't get on a bus tour....

New years eve in Ho Chi Minh. It's been a few days since I last updated but there is so much to report that it wouldn't do justice to just one post. We experienced New Year's Eve in Ho Chi Minh City. Being from Sydney we were just about due for a dose of the crowds, the noise and the fireworks we normally experience on NYE. At home we put up with the noise and the crowds so we can experience the annual fireworks spectacular. NYE in HCMC is a little different...