Up early to catch the 8.55am flight to HCMC but not without drama. Setting the scene; the night before we had met with old Nuck a great grandma renowned as a seller of Phu Quoc's legendary fish sauce . The sauce has just been granted the geographic status same as Champagne etc.. and is supposed to be the best in the world. Although we had heard it was prohibited to take fish sauce on a plane (due to fear of spillage and it's "aroma??) we bought the sauce and pack...

Up very early on 01/03/14 - 3.30am to catch the flight to Phu Quo; an Island over 1000km from Hanoi and only 300km from HCMC in the south. Although the island is roughly the same size as Singapore it is not developed at all and only really has a small town, fishing villages and a long strip of beach (called Long Beach) which has quite a few low rise hotels set right on the beach. There are other beaches and coves but most are difficult to reach due to dirt roads ...

After a day of cycling, beach and a last stroll through the picturesque city of Hoi An we pack our bags for an early morning plane ride to Hanoi 800km away. We arrange a pick-up from the airport with a travel agent as Hanoi is notorious for scams, especially with taxis from the airport - and as the Golden Sun Villa Hotel took so long to reply to our email requesting a pick up. Although we emailed the hotel back declining their pick up, we walked through arrival...

Get the train at 21.47 to Hoi An which is roughly 500km from Nha Trang. Our agent could only get us two 'hard sleeper' berths which meant our mattresses were thin to say the least, so, we ended up sleeping on top of the cover they provided for extra padding. The berth has 6 mattresses in it so you have no idea who you will share with. A chap gets in and within five minutes is asleep. That's great we think a quiet night, but 1 minute later the snoring champion of ...