Uncle Ho Closed We were told by the hotel that Uncle Ho Chi Minh was away in Moscow having his preserving fluids topped up but we went anyway to see the gardens and found every where shut for a long lunch. Found a rusting B52 bomber and some missiles instead and took refuge from the heat in the best bar so far called Bar Betta. It is 3pm local time Yvonne is looking at culture in the fine arts museum, I am looking at roasted peanuts and two for one pints in Bar...

"We are not in Kansas any more Toto" Landed in Hanoi about 12:30 and after a chaotic visa on arrival process got a taxi to the hotel. First rule on the roads in Vietnam is you must never stop, never!! Second rule mopeds can drive on any side of the road. The third is when you do come to traffic lights which are red you MUST proceed with some caution and that's just about it. This rule is optional; see rule two. Also golf carts are a perfectly acceptable mode of...

Flights so far have been easy and not easyjet! Dubai airport wait for 4 hours was okay but even David drew a line at £7.00 for a beer. We landed at KLIA at 3.00pm and, via a shuttle bus that was sat waiting for us, we were really in the pool by 4.30pm. Air temperature 33 degrees and the pool was like getting in the bath! The main problem at the moment is staying awake. Its 7.00pm Thursday in Malaysia but 2.00am Friday to us and we've been on the go since 6.00am ...

Newcastle to KL via Dubai. Easyjet go everywhere these days. Hopefully the next post will be from a sun bed in KL next to a pool.