Well the sleeper train managed to get us to the next place, after a rough night sleep (well for everyone except Graeme anyway he slept like a log). In the night Martins alarm clock fell off his top bunk and scared the life out of us all (except Graeme with his ear plugs in). I also scared Sophie coming back from the loo she thought I was a burglar (still Graeme slept). We also decided to set our alarm for twenty to four to be safe so we didn't miss our stop. Turn...

We headed off early this morning on the coach to the Vietnamese war tunnels. These were tunnels the north Vietnamese dug during the war to hide from and attack the Americans and South Vietnamese. We were very lucky as our tour guide translated for the Americans during the war, so we got good insider knowledge. First we saw the entrance to a replica of one of the original tunnel and someone showed us how they entered and left the tunnel. The entrance was around 50...

We started this morning with a tasty omelette baguette for breakfast mmm, before we boarded the coach and set of for the long drive to Ho Chi Minh City. Half way through the trip we went on a ferry and got off the coach and went to the top deck, for the view. We hid in the shade for 5 minutes while putting on suntan cream so we could sunbathe on the top deck. We were just about to head out into the sun then we were told to go back to the coach as we were nearly t...

02-09-11 - Journey to Vietnam Happy Birthday Christine! Yesterday was a complete right off! We both (and infact most people on our tour) stayed in bed nearly all day. Let's just say it wasn't a pretty sight. We then went out in the evening for a meal, another bbq restaurant, and I think by then we were starting to function again hehe! We have decided to give up alcohol for the rest of the trip….hmm. Today we set off travelling in a mini bus for a few hours ...

31/08/11 -Shihanuok Ville Today we travelled for the whole morning leaving just after 7am, on a public bus (which was surprisingly nice except we picked the chairs with a board in front so couldn't stretch our legs!) and the sealing was leaking as it was raining. We then arrived at Shihanuok Ville, which is still Cambodia and is next to the seaside, and felt very at home as it was raining, similar to the British sea side. We had lunch in the hotel and then hea...