Our Easyriding trip from Dalat to Saigon, via the Central Highlands with Hiep and Ba was truly cool! (And yes, sorry parents, we know motorbikes was terribly silly and irresponsible of us, but we didn't die, so all's ok!). Gemma was (not so quietly) smug about the fact that Ba had just bought a new bike the previous afternoon - but it wasn't for Graham to ride on - ha, ha, ha, ha! He had been saving for it for 8 years and it caused a great deal of admiration eve...

After successfully surviving a long but picturesque drive up into the mountains (including lots of bum slapping pot holes and a minor crash!) we arrived in the beautiful hillside town of Dalat. Instantly we found that the rumour that Dalat is really cold is indeed true! - at 1,500m above sea level we are back in our jumpers and fleeces already! On arriving we wasted no time in finding a local bar/cafe and were instantly greeted by the "Easy-Riders" tha...

After an absolutely shocking journey from Hoi An (no particular reason and we've been on worse buses so perhaps we've been spoilt by the luxury in Hoi An!) we arrived in Nha Trang late and hungry. We headed to the nearest bar and managed to land ourselves in the middle of what must be the biggest pick-up joint for "working girls" this side of Bangkok (Graham's also been offered some interesting optional extra's whilst getting his hair cut! - In fact, th...

Hoi An is amazing!We are chuffed to bits that we planned and managed to end up here for Christmas.Our hotel (a Christmas present from Gem's Dad and Steph!) was beautiful.A beautiful pool, overlooking the river with rice paddies on the otherside and occasionally a little dude came along in his Sampan to collect his fishing nets.Serenity itself! There was a slight hitch when we arrived in that they'd lost our booking, but it actually turned into a bit of a result!...

On the way back to Hanoi we met an Australian couple, Kelly and Paul (hi guys!), who we ended up travelling to Hue with. Unfortunately, all the trains were booked so we ended up catching our first night bus - an experience! It started off vaguely exciting - a bit like having a sleepover! It was slightly less exciting at 3am when all the lights were turned on for the millionth time for seemingly no reason at all! Nevertheless, we made the most of our only day in...