Day 245 We have decided to put travelling on hold for a while and just stay put. We had booked to travel onwards and then cancelled. Rufus still not very well and quite frankly, I can't be arsed carting him around South East Asia anymore, and am sure he can't be arsed being carted. Vietnam will always be here, I guess it doesn't really matter if we don't see as much of it as we would like on this trip. So due to the incredible hospitality and kindness of Belgian...

Day 235 Spent our last day in HCM going to the Cu Chi tunnels, two hours north of the city where the Vietcong built an underground city to outsmart the Americans. It was brilliant. Tiny tunnels that go on for kilometres, offices and hospitals, all underground. Amazing. Such a clever, but brutal bunch. Really glad to be leaving - of all the Asian cities we have been lucky enough to spend time in, this one is the worst. Over-priced, over-bearing, over-rated, ...