We returned to Saigon for a couple of days for the Reunification Celebrations, but managed to miss them as Graham was ill!We did see some of it on TV though!We also did a little walking and saw the river, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the US embassy (Graham wanted to see it for some historical/ war related reason) but it is behind a big wall and they won't even let you take a picture of the sign!We think Graham maybe had a worm, but he's much better now. We took ...

Our time down in the Mekong Delta has been full of adventure, as we decided to go it alone.We had been advised by some friends we met in Phnom Penh that many tourists visit the Mekong Delta, but purely as day trippers on organised tours, so it was quite a good place to go to avoid the masses of tourists.So thank you for the advice Ali and Deano, and for the Vietmanese phrasebook which came in very handy! We used My Tho City as our bas e for 3 nights, and took ...

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...