It was yet another early start today and either the manic door kicker checked out yesterday or he changed rooms, but I woke up naturally with no alarm, which is always a good way to wake.A good shower and hair wash and I felt ready to face the Toaster.I met up with Celia in the lift so we sat together for breakfast. I deftly slung a couple of pieces of bread into the gaping mouth of the Devil's Toaster and grabbed some pineapple. Out slid the toast, not even ...

Having blown out the optional Cyclo trip, I decided on a bit of a lie in, or at least until around 9am. The Cyclo would have been fun if it was a nice sunny day but, well, it wasn't.For those who think I am spelling cycle wrongly, I'm not. A Cyclo is a variation of the three wheeler. It looks like a three wheeler assembled backwards. Your driver sits behind you and does all the pedalling. Meanwhile, you sit in an overgrown baby buggy and take in the sigh...

Do you know, living out of a suitcase is a lot easier with packing cubes? We are on the move again, on our way to Saigon/Ho Chi Min City. Our flight was 10ish, so quite an early breakfast and a dash to the airport, with a full day of travelling before us.Da Nang is quite a nice airport, lots of shops and cafes etc to keep you occupied.We took off more or less on time, expecting it to be a bit of a bumpy flight as Nam has told us there is a typhoon coming. Person...

Last night I decided on an early alarm as we had to be on our way by 8am. I was up and eating breakfast by 6.40. I had an omelette this time but somehow there was no taste to it. The American style crispy bacon just didn't work either and the muffin was full of candied fruit, so once again I left the breakfast table wanting. Today was our cooking lesson! Vietnamese style. Nam escorted us over to the Red Bridge restaurant in the pouring rain, where we sat an...

Today we had the morning to ourselves for a spot of retail therapy in the old town. Some of the others were considering getting our bikes early and cycling the 5 kms to the beach. Me? I had my heart set on a lie in with a leisurely breakfast, followed by a gentle mooch round the shops.  My lie in hopes died at about 8.30 along with the chambermaids cleaning the room next door. So up I got and trotted over to the restaurant for my brekkie. Some of the buffet ite...