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...

Flew from Nha Trang to Saigon. Nha Trang airport was dinky. It took 6 mins to check in, clear security and proceed to gate all at a leisurely stroll. Nothing leisurely about Saigon. It's mad. We sat for a drink and in short order a succession of street hawkers offered us: a shoe shine, a fan, sun glasses, shoe repairs,lighters, a hammock, books, torch, fruit, massage, silk painting, DVDs, vibrating massage devices. On the way in from the airport we saw a street ...

Yet another lazy day: pool-beach-bar but with the best meal of the trip so far on a lantern lit balcony with a live duo. Typically found on the second last night. We are getting excited about going to Saigon on Saturday. Officially we are going to Ho Chi Minh City but no one, absolutely no one, calls it that. Everyone says Saigon. Nha Trang has been interesting as well as the Russians we have seen nightlife. Vietnam doesn't really do nightlife due to the influen...