Hoi An Day 2 (30.06.2012): Wow I can't believe it is the end of June. We have been travelling just over one month. Actually it does seem like we have been away ages. We have done so much. Today we awoke refreshed and headed out to properly explore Hoi An. We both really like it here. The Ancient Town of Hoi An is a World Heritage site - it's easy to see why. This morning we bought a pass to go to see some of the town's sites including the Japanese Bridge, the...

Hoi An Day 1 (29.06.2012): Our sleeper train pulled into Da Nang train station an hour behind schedule at around 12:45pm. We had been on the train since 18:15 yesterday evening. The journey was ok. We had soft beds in a 4 berth cabin. The train was very loud and jerky though + the locals were very noisy. Not much sleep to be had on the sleeper trains but it was an experience in itself. Vietnam is much less set up for tourists than in Thailand. We struggled to g...