Wed 11.12.19 - Sat 14.12.19 Ho Chi Min City Wed 11.12.19 Today we caught a short flight to Ho Chi Minh City unfortunately the flight was delayed so we didn’t arrive at the hotel until mid afternoon. Ho Chi Min City was previously known as Saigon until the end of the Vietnam War and was the former capital of South Vietnam. Traffic here is insane and the 3m plus motorbikes are king of the road and the pavement! No joke. Had an orientation walk visiting Ben Th...

Mon 9.12.19 - Tue 10.12.19 Arrived at our hotel at about 8.30am.....really hungry. We dropped our bags and headed to “Same Same But Different” for breakfast. Yummy rosti with home made baked beans. Short orientation walk. We were absolutely exhausted after the overnight train so we hung around the pool for a quiet day, caught up on sleep and attempted to load photos on our blog. Tried to do some sunbathing by the pool in 26C but actually just passed out a...

Arrived at Da Nang train station to board the 10.40pm overnight Unification Express train to Nha Trang. Express isn't the word I'd use to describe the speed.....it was pretty slow.....average speed 36 MPH. We shared the cabin with Kat and Brent. I was in a bottom bunk....Fee used her mountaineering skills to climb up to a top bunk. Went to sleep relatively quickly but only for a couple of hours. Woke up to find Fee sitting on my feet with her head torch on claus...

Hoi An Fri 6.12.29 - Sun 8.12.19 This morning we left Hue by minibus for Hoi An. The route took us via the scenic Hai van Pass (Ocean Cloud Pass) recently made famous by Top Gear. Just outside Da Nang we visited the hidden temples and caves of Marble Mountain. Hoi An is halfway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Min City. We arrived at lunchtime so dumped our bags and headed out for an orientation walk through town and then lunch by the river. It’s known as the City ...

Hue Wed 4.12.19 - Thu 5.12.19 Arrived late morning by plane from Hanoi which took about 50 mins. Once we checked in we went for lunch with everyone. We then walked around Dong Ba market - lots of interesting fruit and veg including the most enormous carrots and very stinky durian! Dinner by the river at Viet Village - the caramelised tofu and aubergine was amazing. Hue was the old capital city until 1945 and seat of the Nguyen dynasty. It’s home to The Impe...