The bikes were waiting for us at our hotel at 9am. I didn't even have time to get worried because I sat down and we were off down the alley and into the moring traffic madness (Sunday isn't quieter). I was hanging on to the driver's jacket at this point. We were weaving in and out of the traffic and beepong the horn and all I could think about and look at was the tiny spaces we were getting through and the hundreds of other bikes and cars and buses. I'd rea...

Aching this morning from the cycling, and didn't feel too spritely from the booze and lack of sleep either. The bus journey wasn't too bad, we arrived in Hue at 12pm. Went to look at a room in the hotel where we got off the bus. We were determined to get a room here for less than $8/night and bet those damn Swedes. We looked at an $8 one then asked for a $6. He took us up to the top floor (again! and never any lifts...) which had a great view over the c...

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...