Within hours of being in Hoi An I had easily made up my mind that this beautiful ancient riverside town was going to be one of my favourite places on our travels. A laid back rustic old town and the picturesque Vietnamese countryside that leads you to the perfect palm tree lined beaches. I struggle to think of what more you could want from a place. The first morning we arrived we checked into a hotel which conveniently offered a free bicycle service. A little b...

On our return to the hostel we were greeted in the usual friendly manner by the staff and asked all about our day. After a good debrief we told them we were going to go and have a nap a chill out as it had been a full on day and unfortunately our hangovers were coming prematurely. Their alternate suggestion was an evening at the local spa. Considering we'd had a long eventful day and finding it stressful trying to communicate with a travel agency to gain our al...

So after a deeps night sleep on our 80% solid beds, we had our ice coffees and banana pancakes on the rooftop with our German buddies and we were all set for our day boat trip. Also just to prove the amount you get for your money out here; this day tour from 8-5 cost us just under a fiver each which included an all you can eat lunch, snorkel hire and a free cocktail! Although it does feel extremely weird how low the currency is when you have to type in two millio...

Without sounding ungrateful, we didn't particularly like Nha Trang and in hindsight wish we had gone to Mui Ne or Delat instead. Unless a mini Russia by sea in Vietnam, with no Asian culture sounds appealing to you, if you're going to travel the other side of the world I wouldn't put Nha Trang on your itinerary. I mean we did enjoy our time there but this was down to the people we met, our boat trip and staying in the most cute and friendliest hostel in Vietnam. ...

Apart from the war museum we didn't participate in much activity apart from drinking in Ho Chi Minh City. At 28p a beer and two for one in most bars, it's hard to blame us. Today, which was our last day, we decided to venture out a bit and explore the capital. We started off with the massive indoor market which we had tried to go to the night before but obviously shut as soon as we got there! As far as markets in South East Asia go, this one was pretty good. Fr...