Week Three - Phong Nha, Hanoi and that bus journey to Laos That morning we left for Phong Nha which was our original destination, Dong Hoi just fitted in for a nice stop on the way. It took us about two and half hours and we arrived at Easy Tiger Hostel. The hostel had only been open a few years, the attraction that took us to Phong Nha were recently discovered caves (founded by a Yorkshire couple in 2007 and opened in 2010 to the public) and so westerners had o...

Week two - Hoi An, HouseBackpackers, Da Nang and a nice little treat. We arrived in Hoi An at around 7am. From all the sleeper bus tales we had been told I think we had it extremely easy, we were put on the back row with 3 other guys (one who lated dropped some Valium and dribbled on Alex's arm for a good few hours of the journey). We managed to get a few hours sleep, it was like being in a simulator, we were getting chucked all over the place and with that add...

Week one - Ho Chi Minh, New friends, Nha Trang and Almost to Hoi An. We did it, we have made it past week one, only 23 to go! It's strange because on previous holidays after the first week is over I constantly moan about how quick the holiday has gone and how I need more time. However here, we're saying to each other every day how it feels like we have been here forever already! It probably has something to do with the fact you have to make each place part o...