Ah the joy of wearing clean clothes. The apartment here in St Kilda has a washing machine. We did a load as soon as we got here and have the delight of a choice of clothes rather than the least stained or smelly. We were asked by friends how you pack for 2 months, easy you pack 4 tee shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 shirts, a couple of trousers and 7 pairs of underwear all washed on rotation. This did not happen. What happens is you wear the cloths until they smell...

Tut tut tut "what Skippy, little Jimmy has fallen down the well. You drive the ute back to the ranch and pick up a rope and steaks and I'll collect some wood to make a bbq". Tut tut tut "ok Skippy your right little Jimmy likes shrimp you better also call the bush rescue in case we need help" 30+ hours and counting without sleep which does funny things to your state of mind. We are now in St Kilda in Melbourne. We checked in early and went shopping to stock up th...

On the road again - final night in Vietnam, dinner in Malaysia and tomorrows breakfast in Australia. 3 different time zones, an overnight flight and 2 confused people. Typical Geordies in the airport spending their last dong. We managed to balance our cash to the last 60p. David is most upset because that was a round in Nha Trang but useless in HCMC airport as everything costs much more than that and it's all in US $. Much to David's horror spent the morning in ...

Hotel breakfast not the best, not the worst but only just. Fruit selections included raw crinkle cut chips - would have been better cooked. Decided to coffee shop hop while doing the sights. We managed the post office where Yvonne pretended to call Moscow and needed an iced coffee then a roundabout with a mouldy lake and lady having a wee and then needed another iced coffee in the air con. By the cathedral found bride central with 6 happy couples all competing fo...

Last full day in Nha Trang and travel plans are in place for tomorrow's journey. It's a short 1 hour flight to HCMC almost as long as the taxi from our hotel to Nha Trang airport. We need to move on. Yvonne actually complained it was a bit cool today. The BBC weather says its 32 degrees! Sat in our usual cafe watching the traffic which is fascinating. Crossing the road is taking your life in your hands every time. Embarrassingly the hotel actually has a lollip...