Almost completed my two days in Hi Chi Minh (Saigon) it's as hectic as people say but another great city with a real buzz to it. I arrived at 06.30 yesterday morning after another night of being thrown around the sleeper bus (beats me how they can call it a 'sleeper'). I was on the top bunk again and it felt like i was in a washing machine and i felt every pot hole and bump in the road and believe me there are a lot ! It's pretty busy around Pham Ngu Lao and n...

Day 2 Nha trang, Day 12 of my tour and already 2000Km down the coast of Vietnam. Weather is still pretty poor although there was only a few spots of rain today. Just a couple of hours left in Nha trang before another overnight bus to Saigon. Had a great day today, went to the Thap ba hot springs, could have gone on a trip for only $9 but i decided i needed an adventure and hired another motorbike. I'm sure they were taking the p-ss when i got a pink helmet and ...

Boy what a day, the overnight bus from Hoi An took 18 hours in the end as we were stuck in a monsoon. Today has been a chill out to recover, the mass of miles has took it it's toll. Anyway, to continue where i left off in Hoi An, i decided to call this blog Cham & Chav. Chav due to Tim's orange suit which did make an apperance on Sun night and i have some pictures which i'll download soon. There was quite a stir at Treats bar, all centred around the suit whe...

Hi, it's a real trek down from Hanoi, 12 hours on a sleeper bus, it's ok if your 5 7' but some of the guys were well cramped up. There was over 20 of us from Hanoi backpackers so we all knew each other, theres around 26 beds on the bus. We did pick up a fair few locals on the way and at one point i rolled over to go cheek to cheek with a local lad, not too good for the heart at 01.00am - not a sight both of us expected (or wanted). Decided to kick on through to H...

I'm in day 6 already and i can't believe i have done so much and covered so many miles - by plane, train and automobile (and motorbike!), oh and my legs feel like rubber after a 16Km trek yesterday. Day 1 started with a flight on the new A380, a beast of a plane with over 600 channels of entertainment, a free flowing bar and just 1st class service from Singapore airlines. I whizzed around Hanoi on the first day to take in the 'Hanoi Hilton', the war museum and a...