We woke to a glorious sun soaked morning with one intention only...... to spend all day at the beach. I had a very mediocre, overpriced breakfast at the hotel which had the most measly looking baguette you have ever seen. It did not put me in the best mood and the service in this place is terrible. You wait bloody ages for everything and normally you never get what you asked for. I wouldn't let this bother me though as the golden sands awaited and as usual we ha...

We woke up on Saturday with one goal in mind, to find a western breakfast! Our research last night had guided to a cafe/ bakery called the 'Bread of Life' located on the other side of the river, in the main town. It was run by an American family 'The Haneys' to raise funds and awareness for deaf people in Vietnam. Apparently deafness is seen badly in Vietnam and they have been branded basically useless for years with many unable to read and write or even sign ens...

I woke up feeling pretty awful, compounded with the notion we would need to find a new hotel this morning. We both knew heading out earlier would be key to find our new digs. We avoided the beach as we only wanted to see it when we were heading there to relax. The area was really quiet with hardly any traffic, a stark contrast to the rest of Vietnam. We strolled south through the deserted town looking for a hotel Laura had researched last night after a local chap...

I must have nodded off before waking with my right side neck muscles spasming. I guess the reclining seats were not made for our lanky bodies, well that pretty much sums up travel in Asia. Looking right, Laura was asleep beside me, doing her usual thing where she looks dead... Obviously the Diazapam helped. Honestly, when she sleeps she is dead still ...be an amazing statue! The train was moving along with the occasional bump and shuffle as it headed through the...

Today we were obviously hoping for a fresh start! After a chat last night, our only realistic option would unfortunately be to miss out Sapa completely and head down south. The prices to get there were stupid and neither of us had the energy or inclination to trek... which is pretty much all you so there. I was still suffering with gut rot and Laura was struggling with intermittent but excruciating abdo pain ensuring she spent a lot of the evening and morning be...