Arrived in Hoi An and settled into our deluxe suites overlooking the river.....home for the next 5 days. Our rooms are HUGE and we have both a front balcony (looking over the pool) and a back balcony (looking over the river). The restaurant serves a fantastic breakfast..just what every girl needs to energise herself for the shopping ahead!! The resort also put on a tasting night where we could try new foods for nothing...needless to say we made the most of the o...

Decided to catch the train and see some of the scenery on our way to Hoi An. Booked our "first class, superior soft sleeper"......mmm......not quite what we expected!!!! Kathy wanted to turn around and get a plane but we decided that we might as well turn it into an adventure. I got sent to do the shopping along the railway platform.......plenty of beer and mixers to add to our duty free alcohol.....no problems. Get back to our carriage only to realise we have no...

When we decided to spoil ourselves there was no going back. Started off with Star Class on Jetstar in row 2 which was still not close enough to the front for me......poor Kathy told the flight attendant I'd only be comfortable looking out the front window.....not sure what he thought!! Anyway here we are , 2 mad ladies, drinking our way to Vietnam. On arrival we were met by our driver and taken to the 5 star Caravelle Hotel. Very plush as one would expect and of...

After the frenetic pace of Hoi An with trying to fit in everything each day - fittings at the tailors, shopping, spa sessions, more shopping, eating, drinking etc etc we have a few days to wind down with just being pampered here. So nice just to relax, watch the beach, walk in the gardens....... oh dear back to the real world next week.

Wow are we in for a fantastic week. The resort is beautiful and the shopping is to die for...add to that our scheduled pampering sessions and a few pre dinner cocktails...........look out world we ladies are taking over!!!!