Back in Ho Chi Minh City today after a relaxing few days in Phu Quoc. It is quite literally a flying visit as we land at the airport and make our way to the city centre to catch a night bus to Phnom Penh. We've learned to leave some gap between one mode of transport and the next (for those unexpected delays) so we have a 7 hour wait in HCMC before catching the bus at 11pm, this is no trouble as we have a host of jobs to do including getting our laptop fixed, exch...

The less glamorous side of travelling. The distance between Hue and Ho Chi Minh City is a little under 400kms, which after travelling around India and China is a relatively short journey. There were still no train tickets available in Vietnam due to ongoing festival activities and we were lucky to get on board a sleeper bus for the journey. This was a mixed blessing as we'd wanted to avoid this bus journey as it takes 26 hours. Yes, that is 26 hours to travel 4...