Well, we're in Vietnam, in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).We arrived late, but found a place to stay pretty quickly.We knew it would be a little more expensive here for accommodation, but hoped to find something cheap still.The first place we tried had a room for $18.Now this is only about 12.00GBP, but we have been used to paying less recently, so I said did they have anything cheaper, before finding out what was included.The owner said he could give me some discount...

Just thought I would do l short blog about our time in Cambodia, so have placed this at the border crossing, even though we did not stay here.We spent less than 2 weeks here, but really loved the country.We would have been happy to spend a little more time here, but not too much longer though, as there are not lots of things to do.Saying that though, it's a really great place to chill out and is mostly very cheap.The people were very friendly and helpful and we f...

Our bus journey to Sihanouk Ville was OK but a little uncomfortable!As we approached, the heavens opened and it bucketed it down, but luckily stopped just as we arrived at the bus station.We were not looking forward to finding a hostel in the rain!We shared a tuk tuk (which Graham got down to a bargain price) with another couple and went straight to Monkey Republic, which is highly recommended in Lonely Planet, and managed to get their last bungalow for $8 a nigh...

The 6 hour bus ride to Phnom Penh was pretty bad.Very cramped and bumpy, with lots of kids on board being sick!We found a real backpackers place to stay at.The rooms are not great, but there is a massive communal area set on the lakeside and loads of people always around, so we have made some good friends, but consequently done quite a lot of socialising! When we arrived, we only made it as far as checking in and getting food, before we met a couple of people fr...

We're really loving Siem Reap, and hope the rest of Cambodia will be as great as this place. Our hotel is excellent and does amazing and cheap food and drinks, and the staff are so friendly and helpful.We arrived on Monday afternoon/evening and spent that evening and Tuesday just relaxing and walking around the day and night markets.Everything is so cheap here - it's great, and the prices are in US dollars, as well as Cambodian Riel, so that makes it much easier ...