Dan had been trying to persuade me to rent a motorbike for the day but i'm to scared, even up here in Hoi An the traffic is quite scary. So we compromised and got two bicycles. They only cost 10,000vnd for the day each. I hadn't ridden a bike since for about 12 years so was a bit nervous, but like the cliche goes...... We found Hanh cafe to confirm our bus ticket for Hue tomorrow and took our suits to the post office to send home. What hassle! I filled ...

Dan's Day We slept quite late, both wanted a lie in and also you spend no money that way!! Went to tailors and picked everything up. Dan's suit is gorgeous. Wish I'd got mine there. We wandered around then went to a riverside cafe and ended up sitting there reading and chatting for 5 hours drinking draught beer. We had 19 between us (they're between half and three quarters of a pint) and the bill came to 57,000 vnd - just over 2 quid.... Its a go...

Up early for the bus to My Son. These are Cham ruins about 30 km west of Hoi An. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ( as is a lot of Hoi An's old town) and are still being excavated etc. Beofre we got to the actual ruins, which are high up in the jungle, we stopped at a clearing and watched some Cham dancing and music. The first site we saw was beautiful,very overgrown and crumbling. The mountains in the distance were hung with mist, very photogenic. Th...

Set out for our tailors! I went to Hanh Hung to be measured for a suit with skirt and trousres. I had trouble choosing which fabric but in the end went for the best quality. It's brown with a pale pinstripe. It's costing $85, which is 50 pound!!! Dan was measured for a suit a Cao Minh and I ordered two skirts from there too. Both same style - low waisted full skirt to the knee with a wide waist band and self belt to tie in a bow. One in blue silk, the other ...

Found a hotel pretty quickly for $8/night. Its cute from the outside, paited pale green and has red lanterns hanging from each level. Wandered around the town in the afternoon. Its absolutley gorgeous. very heavy French influence in many places, this place amazingly didn't get bombed in the war so its as it was. There are hundreds of tailors! Sussed out a few prices and will go get measured up tomorrow, very excited! They will make anything and its ver...