Well we arrived here safe and sound. The flight up here was about half empty so we were able to spread out abd get some sleep. The three seats in front of us were empty so I jumped in there and stretched out abd Owen did the same on our seats. When we arrived we flew through the airport. we were not trying to be fast it just happened. We had no check luggage so we were first at most of the windows and we were not held up at all. The taxi drivers were the usuall *...

Im in Singapore and staying at Backpackers Cozy Corner. I WILL be moving tomorrow cos this place is a **** hole. I will let you know where I am later. This place is SOOOOOO expensive. I have looked at rooms that are absolute **** and they charge, and get, $45/night. This place is the most overrated, overpriced place I have ever stayed. They showed me a box with 2 beds and a tin roof. The door didnt open cos it hit the bed, the bathroom is down stairs. free intern...

They say 95% of people who come to Vietnam dont come back. I am one of those people. Ive had a good time but there is not much to do or see here. There is heaps but it is so so. I loved the south. Saigon is a bit crazy and touristy, but the people are friendly and easy to get along with. The Delta was good to see even tho it was just a quick look. Hoi An was my favourite place on the trip. It is one of the most touristy places I have been but I still loved it. It...

Well I got hard sleeper. There are 6 bunks in a cabin just like in India, except here they have a door like a meat locker. The beds are a lot harder...guess thats where the name comes from (hard sleeper) I shared with 4 young Vietnamese girls and a stinky old bloke. It was a long night with out much sleep and arrived in Hanoi at 4.30am. Yes 4.30 AM. I went past all the taxi touts and out of the station and over the road was an old lady doing breakfast. Pho. It is...

So I got the bus from Sapa to Lao Cai. It was raining in Sapa so I thought I would go and have a look around Lao Cai. Lucky for me it stops right in front of the train station. The booking office said "soft sleeper full" so I said "OK hard sleeper". He saia "360000 dong". That is the price for soft sleeper so I told him Im not paying that. I went looking for another booking office or the internet so I could check the price. The couple of booking places I found qu...