Woke up to the sounds of the Mekong Delta around 4am, which has become my usual wake up. You could hear the occasional boat motoring down the delta, roosters crowing and loudest of all was one of the guys in the next room snoring. Glad I wasn't next to his bed. We were served a local breakfast which seems to consist of egg, bread and jam which is just fine by me and there is always tea and coffee available. We said goodbye to our hosts and jumped back in our boa...

We had a great day today touring the Mekong Delta. We left the city this morning for our drive to the port. On the way passing lots of rice paddies with graves in the middle of them. Our guide, Cong told us this was done a lot in the past as it was believed they would look after the paddies for future generations. It isn't allowed anymore. Stopped at the local roadhouse for 'Happy House' as Cong calls it, which I guess the toilet can be aptly named on long drive...

So I bravely got up Monday morning and after having breakfast, braved the outside world. I checked out and moved to my other hotel which was just around the corner. Checked in and then jumped into a taxi to take me to the Jade Pagoda, a buddist temple. The first thing my taxi driver asks me is if I will marry him and then asks me what I think about Vietnamese women marrying foreigners. What could I say to that but try and ignore him. He then told me his last girl...

Well I've arrived after a very long day (or what feels like it anyway). From a long queue at the airport waiting to check in to a very full flight in a section of the plane where the entertainement system only worked for 20 mins of the 9 hour flight. Off the plane and I'm sure I picked the slowest customs queue there was. People always say the American immigration staff can be grumpy, they obviously haven't been to Vietnam. After an hour, finally collected my bag...