ok this is the third time i've typed this cos the web site seems to not like saving stuff at the moment. this will therefore be a brief update incase it packs up again. so in Saigon we managed to get a cheapish room with free internet and breakfast included the only catch was that it was on the 6th floor and didnt have a lift, just to add to the fun you walked up about 3 floors before it said you had reached the 2nd floor. it really didn't do to forget an...

So where did we last leave you? From Hanoi we journeyed south to Hue, the old capital of Vietnam. I immediately liked it, as I discovered that I am a bit of a celebrity here. Unlike Laos where i was asked if my freckles were a nasty itchy rash ( the cheek!)here I was asked to pose with small children in the manner of famous and glamorous film star. The fact that I mostly looked hot and discheveled is beside the point.......my ego aside though, things were much fr...