Our final day in Ho Chi Minh was spent shopping. Once again Andy opted out of this excursion but myself Becky and Katie walked the streets for hours going from one shopping area to another. I enjoyed the day because I got to see a lot of the city and soak up the atmosphere of the place but in regards to shopping it was a fail as not a single one of us succeeded in finding something we actually wanted. Some cities and town are jut better than others for shopping...

Our first day in Ho Chi Minh was also Laura's last day traveling which is sad. Because of this we arose early in order to see a few sights before she had to catch her flight. Firstly we went to the War Remnants Museum. This is a must see if you have any interest in the war. I am ashamed to say my history isn't the best and I was pretty much unaware of the story of the war in Vietnam bar what I have seen on movies. In Honai I got a taste of the brutality that went...

Today was our last day in Hoi An sadly. We cycled to old town again for breckfast wandered about, went to a beautiful french like cafe and did a spot of shopping. The clothes in this town were amazing, different from anywhere else I have been bar at home. Shops had beautiful summer dressed and maxi dresses. I really wanted to buy lots but held myself back because I still am not sure how long I will be traveling for and how much money I need. I got myself one bea...

This morning myself and Laura decided to get a scooter and head up along the coast of Hoi An. We went from shop to shop looking for the perfect scooter as most places only rented powerful motor bikes which kind of scared us. Eventually we found the cutest little blue scooter and we were delighted with it. The lady informed us that it was an electric scooter but that this wouldn't be a problem so off we went, laura doing the driving with me her pretty lady on the ...

I am at the moment very proud of myself as I am after visiting Hoan Kiem lake, the old quarter and Dong Xuam Market. All by foot and all on my own!!!! Woohoo!!!! And I did all this using only a map with no help from anybody, well bar one occasion when I got a little bit lost, but still!!! This may not seem like much of an achievement but the streets of Hanoi are crazy and it is so easy to get confused and disorientated. A few people I had spoken to before I lef...