Saigon – as crazy as Hanoi with the traffic but somewhat more developed and nicer we think. Visited the war cemetery which was really interesting and probably one of the best tourist attractions we have visited for moneys worth! Not the usual photo clicking opportunities more time to think and reflect the atrocities that occurred during the Vietnam War. Also went on a day trip to see the CuChi tunnels – which the Vietcong communist soldiers built to h...

We walked out of the gate of our bungalow in Muine to be greeted by a guy with a motorbike waiting to hire it to us – talk about good service!! Using a map one of the local ex pats drew for us which included the sites, red and white sand dunes, red canyon and fairy stream, we set off on the bike for our day of exploring. After a 30 minute ride we rounded a bend in the round and were greeted by children with sheets of plastic on their shoulders frantically p...

We have been in Nah Trang now for 3 days and the weather has been in the high 30's! usual mortobike pushers and vendors selling everthing imaginable - kind of getting used to it now, just smile and say no thank you - although we are tending to be asked if we require 'weed' quite alot! Beach is beautiful here as is the seafood although Jason ordered king prawns the other night from a bbq which was charged per 100 grams and he got stiched...as he s...

After our 12 hour, really uncomfortable bus ride we got off at Hue and stayed for two nights, we didn't particular rate this town, too many pushy motorbike taxis and cyclo guys, one guy followed us around for over an hour as we walked trying to get us to get in!!!. We did a river boat ride on the perfume river and saw some tombs, some nice scenic views and had some lunch on the boat, all for one pound. After Hue we came to Hoi An, which was a nicer bus journe...

A littel more from Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, although we are now in Hoi An - but that entry comes next. Hanoi was briefly visited as it was too crazy for us - the traffic was a mare! we stayed two nights saw a water puppet theatre show which was really good and then due to the constant harrassament from the hotel staff we booked a 3 day 2 night boat trip to (peace and quiet...dom) or otherwise known as Ha Long Bay. The pics speak for themselves however, it was truly...