Nearly overslept and missed my taxi to the airport but it was all good! Checked in, had a lasagne for breakfast to soak up some of the alcohol and listened to the live band in the airport and then fell asleep in the departure lounge! Had the row to myself in the plane so could lie down and sleep which was amazing, kept jolting myself awake though!! Arrived in Bangkok and waited around in the airport for what felt like hours before getting plane to Chiang Mai. Go...

Got woken up by the crew knocking on the door at like 7am and had breakfast. Half of the people were doing a 3 day trip and were spending the next night on a private island, gutted I didn't have enough time to do that, next time!! Those people got on another boat and we went for another swim followed by trying to sunbathe but the heat here is just unbearable! Had lunch on the boat and then cruised back through the islands to the harbour. Had to wait around for th...

Arrived at around 1am and got picked up from the airport. Literally crashed out still in my clothes and then checked out at 7am! Got a bus to Ha Long Bay, took around 4 hours but it was so worth it! Got on a little boat that took us to our cruise boat, was actually surprised how nice it was! Restaurant/bar area, cabins and a sun deck. Checked into our rooms, sharing with a Norwegian girl and then had lunch which was all freshly cooked. Cruised round the islands,...

Had arranged to meet Laura at 9am to go to the war museum but after last night we had to postpone it till 1pm as neither of us could get out of bed!! Haha! Eventually got up, packed my bag (I hate packing!) and checked out of my room. Jumped in a taxi to the war museum, cost me less than a pound and it meant I didn't get lost!! Grabbed a coffee and a panini for sustenance (I thought there were lots of coffee shops in Australia, they are literally every other shop...

Up nice and early after a decent nights sleep and jumped in a taxi to the opera house to be picked up for the trip as I am really bad at finding my way round the streets here! Had a really nice guide called Ana. Drove about 90 minutes to the Mekong River and then got on a long boat to Unicorn Island which is meant to be a lucky place! Visited a local family who live in the island and they gave us fresh tropical fruit and green tea and sang traditional Vietnamese ...