Rice, pepper, tea and coffee we saw all these growing today. Sadly we also saw a great deal of plastic rubbish. The rice fields were pretty and it must take years to build them and months to maintain them. Everything around here is done by hand. Also one familymay own only a couple of the small fields - so not a lot. The tea is now cut by machine, except the really expensive stuff and the bottom has dropped out of the pepper and rice market. This area is poor. ...

Today started with me watching the boys getting the bikes ready for the journey. This included tying an old pillow to one of the bikes to make a softer seat for one of my travelling companions. Our first stop was at another lovely waterfall which we had to get to over a suspension bridge. Apparently the locals swim in the pool and then use the warm spring water to shower - it was idealic. We then stopped at a knife maker that uses the old bomb shells to make th...

My Son temples are older than Angkor Wat and never as extensive but are in such a great setting. Son means mountain and you can see why this place is called that. I am now travelling with two Maori women who are actually living in Perth Australia- Maureen and Ameria. The journey yesterday included lunch and a swim at a waterfall and was as spectacular as ever.

The Hoi An I remember is here but you have to look for it. There are crowds, sellers and noise but if you look the beautiful buildings are still there. I went round several today and they were empty - most of the crowd just wanted a selfie in front of the building!! The best visit was the Precious Heritage Art Gallery Museum - it is basically a museum of ethnic minority’s costumes. What makes it so special are the photographs by Rehahn (a French photographer) ...

A great way to finish our trip around this part of Vietnam. We stopped at two waterfalls - to get to one we had to splash our way through the river - well stream. First time he said “take your socks and shoes off” so we did - it hurt. So next time we just walked through - the waterfall was worth it and the socks and shoes will dry. The he who told us to take our socks and shoes off was Bruno. He was wearing a smart pair of leather shoes which he obviously lov...