I have decided to do a separate blog about Christmas in Vietnam as it has been such a surreal experience. Firstly I have to point out that most Vietnamese people do not celebrate Christmas – it is mainly celebrated by the minority groups many of whom are Catholic. Therefore as we were travelling through the Central Highlands which is the area predominated by minority groups we got to see firsthand how they celebrate. We had seen some decorations in Thu Dau...

Awoke on Christmas morning in this ****** hotel with no breakfast thinking the day could only get better. The only alleviation of our misery was when I donned my golden bling Christmas hat and wished Tanya a Merry Christmas!!! Prepare ourselves for the days touring........given that we were charged 20% extra for the Christmas holiday you would think our guide would wish us a Merry Christmas....but OH NO it was business as usual. Headed to the Buon Ma Thuot ethn...