The Mekong Delta Although our plan is to finish the trip in Hanoi, we have decided to spend a bit more time in Vietnam and start by heading south to the Mekong Delta. This is the area that is very famous for producing rice and exotic fruits. Still not having a map, we relied on local knowledge to get to My Tho. There really are no road signs but thankfully we asked a couple for directions and it turned out they were going the same place, so we followed them.  ...

Good Morning Vietnam! We have booked accommodation for our first stop Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), however we hadn't realised that our cheap room was 15 km outside the city. Fully loaded up with our luggage we found a bus going in vaguely the right direction. This dropped us off in the middle of nowhere. Luckily, we spotted a Europian girl on the bus who was living in the same hotel. She showed us the way and after 2 more buses and about 15 minutes walking we ...