Hello again. This is likely to be my last entry from Vietnam as I'm moving on to Cambodia on Monday. It must seem to you guys that I'm moving really quickly but to me it seems like I've been in Vietnam for ages, absolute months really. There's just so much happening etc. it feels like a life-time. I did enjoy Vietnam immensely. If I had to sum my experience here up in once sentence it would be 'Hello, Madame, motorbike?' which I got asked every second of the day....

Hello, I've made it to Saigon! The photo is once again not indicative of the place... They didn't have anything better on offer and I always have to choose a photograph for each entry. However... it is with pride that I declare that the first 4-5 pics are now available to see in the 'photo album' section. I'll be adding more when technology permits... It took 26 hours on a bus to cover the 900km from Hoi An to Saigon... a distance similar to the one f...

Hello again. Brief update before I leave for Saigon tonight. Am utterly dreading Saigon actually, after the relative peace and quiet of Hoi An... not sure I can cope with much more motorbike dodging. If it comes to the worst, I'll just stay in my room and read (reading The Quiet American at the moment, how fitting, and a fantastic read) and only venture outside to go to the Chinese consulate for a new visa etc. Spent the morning on one of the most fantastic...

Hello everyone. Still no real up-to-date photographs I'm afraid, but I'm working on it. Just slightly difficult to find an internet cafe with a working USB/CD-rom connection around here... yes, I know, how do these people survive. Arrived at Hoi An/Vietnam yesterday around midday, after a very long bus trip from Hanoi, 15 hours, and obviously I ended up sitting next to the loon who wouldn't stop singing. The only toilet stop on the trip was for guys only, so...

Brief upate. I looove Vietnam. How could you not admire a country that managed to build a whole language out of two and three letter words?? I feel a bit guilty because everyone seems to be veeery suspicious of the locals and scared of scams etc. to the extent of paranoia. The Lonely Planet also mentions that for some reason, people are much more suspicious of the Vietnamese than of people in neighbouring countries... which makes me feel very guilty, even though ...