FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2007 staying in the old french quarter in Hanoi right by the lake which is lovely. Explored the city today.walked to the edge of the old quarter to the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum complex which is basically the former Viet leader's corpse on show for all. However got there at around 1 to find it closed at 11am so missed it! Went to the market which sold pretty much all the same stuff - junk! The night market was a little better but as ...

THURSDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2007 got to Hueand the next day hired push bikes to check out the town. Rode to the citadel which is an imperial enclosure - a walled area surrounded by a moat. The area around the walls was lovely & a really nice ride. Inside the walls was equally as lovely but i think was perhaps not worth the entrance fee - a definite one for the older or more cultured generations i think lol. Most of the land is now used for farming and agriclture a...

Monday 29th - Wednesday 31st January 2007 Arrived in Hoi An which is a lovely little town. Its heavily influenced by Chinese and Japanese architecture 'cause of the trade back in the 18/1900s which makes it quite quaint (for want of a better word). There's not much here except riverside restaurants, the old town & an abundance of tailor shops. Gaz found a good one and had two suits made which we thought were excellent quality but maybe our mums willt...

THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY 2007-SUNDAY 28TH JANUARY 2007 Hit the Bia Hoi bar straight away (10p a pint local beer!). Ended up drinking with these 3 Vietnamese 'Easy Riders' and several hours later Kym was well on her way! On the way home managed to find a pizza place that was still open and had the nicest pizza we have ever had!(ok, the beer might have made it a bit tastier) The waiter was an absolute legend!was over the moon that we were asking him to teach ...

TUESDAY 16TH JANUARY 2007 Spent the dy on the beach sunning ourselves which was a welcome change after Phnom Penh & Siagon WEDNESDAY 17TH JANUARY 2007 Chilled on the beach in the morning then hired a jeep in the afternoon to explore Mui ne. Went to the fairy stream first which was a beautiful natural landscape with smallish limestone mountains covered in red sand with a sand-bed river flowing alongside.Walked alongside the river to the rice paddies & t...