Im in Hue after a hell long train ride. I had a killer headache most of the way.Otherwise it was pretty good with some great scenery. Shame the windows were too dirty to get some good pics. I got here too late to go to the Citadel (the big sight here)so I will check it out tomorrow and book a bus to Laos tomorrow. I took a xe om (motorbike taxi) from Hoi An to Danang, about 30km, to get the train to Hue. I got a few pics of the marble mountains again but a bit di...

Ive done a quick lap of the place and Im glad to be here. The place is amazing. Ive got a nice hotel and got the best price for the penthouse. Of course it is on the top floor so I have to got up 4 floors of steps and I have to bend over to get in the door but at $16 it is a bargain, I made them include the internet and breakfast by the pool. The town is postcard stuff and I will see more tomorrow. I think there will be lots of pics. Bonus there is an old lady a...

Da Nang seems to be 3rd all the time. Its is the 3rd biggest city in Vietnam. In the 60's it was the 3rd busiest airport in the world, because of all the G.I.'s coming here for R&R at China beach. Today it is the 3rd busiest airport in Vietnam. When I landed there today ours was the only plane to be seen. It is a transport hub for the 2 importand towns nearby, Hue and Hoi An. Im here cos it is the only place I could fly into. I will be heading off straight aw...

The figures on the Mekong are huge. The river starts in Tibet and flows through China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the second biggest river delta in the world. 75% of Vietnam's population, 60mil people live here. They all make thier living in it, on it, around it or because of it. Think of anything you do and they do it in the Mekong, wash food in it, bathe in it, throw rubbish in it, drink it and even **** in it. Most of the fish in Aussie fish and chip sh...

GOOOOOOD MOOORNNIINGGG VIETNAM I had to do that sooner or later so lets get it over with now. I have arrived safe and sound. Ive been here for a couple of hours and already making a few mates. Everyone offering me mates rates for hats and glasses and tours but the best are the xe om (motor bike taxi) they ALL want to be mates. Saigon, HCMC, is just another dirty stinky Asian city. Just the way I like it. I ve checked into a pretty good hotel in the heart of the b...