Welcome back. So after a mad year or so I've manage to find myself with 3 weeks off and some cheap flights to KL leaving next week...hard life eh? Anyway, I've got no real plan just make from Siem Reap back to KL for a flight. And so it begins...Nice easy flight with a cheeky upgrade has set my holiday off beautifully...thanks emirates :)So a flying visit in Kuala Lumpur (KL) therefore not much to report. Had a walk round the park at the towers and over to th...

Well its all over and I'm back in a surprisingly sunny Scotland and back to the reality of work. Last few days were so so busy, went to Halong Bay overnight on a junk boat then bit of shopping for pressies, drinking some more beer and a water puppets show... Halong Bay was an amazing place, beautiful caves, cool monkeys and a spectacular sunset...don't think the pictures do it justice. Only little let down was the bit of rubbish on in the water but we were pr...

Sapa… Just got back into Hanoi after 2 nights up in Sapa and what an amazing place that is! People I have met have been telling me that Sapa was their highlight of Vietnam so I knew this place would be good and it certainly didn't disappoint! The night train up was much better than the bus, even managed a couple of hours sleep before arriving in Lao Cai station. Once off the train it was a 40min minibus ride up the mountains to this beautiful town set on a hi...

So, arrived in Hue and not the best of starts. I think the number of people bugging you is the worst so far, all trying to get you to go to their hotels and get moto rides...GO AWAY!!! After getting my train ticket sorted for the next day I got myself a hotel and relaxed, not the nicest but its fine and has wifi/air con etc. Luckily there was a nice wee backpackers bar across from me so I went in there to have a wee beer and cool down. Its obviously a famous o...

Hey hey Well since my last blog I have traveled about a bit so will split this into 2 so I'm not writing too much... From Nha Trang I headed on up to Hoi An which was the place I was most looking forward to...no wonder. It is a beautiful wee town with lots of friendly people. Despite an awful trip there in a bus with 5 squashed at the back and the air con broken (I could go on but no point in complaining) I got into my hotel and opened a beer...bliss! After a ...