Hi all, very quick update. Have just managed to upload photos....hurrah! We have moved on via overnight trains and coaches to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). We will fill in with more information tomorrow (if we can?). Still having a great time. Great to hear from you all -keep getting in touch. 24 hours later!(just seen message from Margot, great to see you following our travels!).Our next port of call after Whale Island (and only a 3 hour drive!) was Nha Trang ...

At last (and with luck!) we will AGAIN attempt to update. Thing is, internet in Vietman is in it's infancy and what works one minute.................frustratingly won't the next! And photos.........forget it.....for now at least!A 12 hour train journey was most certainly an intimate affair. A small compartment with six bunks.......the old 'uns being given the bottom and the young ones at the top. A proven level of competance in rock climbing would cer...

Yes, we are in Hanoi -and don't we know it! Hot, wet, noisy and mad. There may be "9 million bicycles in Beijing", but there appears to be "3 times as many motorbikes and scooters in this City", all honking their horns. You take your life into your hands when you cross the road -just walk and pray that you won't be hit by a bike carrying anything from 3 people, 2 live pigs, a crate or two of live dogs or chickens, and yes -we saw it- a...

Just a very quick message as we are very jaded after 2 consecutive flights with a 7 hour wait at Bangkok Airport in between. We are now in Hanoi and settled in our 'basic' hotel. The city is crazy; why we haven't witnessed a major pile-up of motorbikes, scooters, bicycles and bodies is a miracle. Much cooler here, now in trainers, long trousers and fleeces -just like home! Hopefully the insects won't be biting as much. Should find time to upload p...