Nha Trang A very commercial, kind of tacky, beach resort. We arrived at 6am and I can't say I took to the place immediately. We did find our cheapest room yet, and it was possible the best with a sofa and a little balcony! About 2.50 each. We had a beach day because we were both shattered after an awful bus journey where I can only assume we were travelling on a dirt track, comparible to the moons surface, for the entire 13 hours, complete with a break down ...

We had a very pleasant journey on the sleeper bus, even though the driver thought he was from some action movie, heading straight for buses and swerving at the last minute. There were several times when my body left the bed and flew through the air. They also love to use their horns in Vietnam. I would like to push over every bike that honks its horn without good reason. Maybe one day I will return and do just that. We weren't really sure what our plan was, ...

I think I got up to Halong bay, so I will carry on from there! Sorry updates haven't been more frequent mum, just shows we are having a busy and fun filled time! Halong bay-beautiful limestone rock/cliffs in the sea. It started with a massive trek through the not so picturesque hanoi, dodging motorbikes and traffic fumes. When we reached the coach we waited around for a good hour-the start of things to come! Arriving in Halong Bay we did some more waiting,...

For mum: Weare both very safe and well, if a little smelly and tired! We arrived on time and got a taxi into Bangkok, to be greeting by a well travelled looked Ollie who marched us over to Beth who was relaxing with her dinner in a cafe. Not adjusted to the heat, with all our bags, and about 4 hours sleep, we ran behind him sweating, trying desperately to dodge the street sellers and stray dogs. We had some pizza (very cultural) and were relieved to hear Be...