Arrived Phnom Penn on the evening of the 21st following our Mekong tour from Vietnam, did a city tour the 22nd. 23rd we got on a bus to Sihanoukville.

Arrived in Saigon on the 17th. And it was hot, very hot. After about an hour looking round various guesthouses we eventually settled on one for 7 dollars. Saigon wasn't quite what i was expecting, it was a much more modern city than I imagined, not at all like Ha Noi. To be honest we didn't like it as much. We spent yesterday wondering around the sights, the reunification palace and the war museum. spent the evening in a bar watching Liverpool vs Man Utd in ...

Hoi An, Nhatrang and Da Lat (7/2 to 16/2) On leaving Hanoi we decided to splash out on a flight to Hoi An to avoid the 13 hour bus/train journey. Probably wont be flying too often though because it makes it a little too easy to blow the budget. Hoi An was a bit of a shoppers paradise set alongside a river, packed full of tailors offering to make suits, shirts, jackets and shoes etc in just 2 days. When we weren't getting measured up at the tailors we spent ...

Vietnam Halong bay and Sapa (29/1 to 5/2) Earlystart for an 8am departure to Halong Bay. We Bordered our boat, a stylish 12 seater on a cloudy afternoon and set sail for the Bay. Two hours into the Journey the boat broke down. We waited for 2 hours for another boat to tug us to our destination. Went ashore and climbed one of the limestone peaks for panoramic views across the beach.In the evening tucked into a nice vietnamese meal followed by a few beers in ...

Hanoi and The Perfume Pergoda. (26/1 to 5/2) Arrived here on the 27th of January from a freezing China. The border crossing was straightforward. Just filled in a few doc\'s hoped across nomans land and it was Good Morning Vitnam. After spending half an hour negotiating for a taxi in the border town of Dong Dang, we thought we had struck a superb deal, US$4 each for six of us for the 3 hour journey to Hanoi in a smart 11 seater Mercedes Minibus. Plenty...