we got dropped off some place random instead of them dropping us off at some hotels so off we trapsed with our bags and got badgered by locals to look at their cheap rooms looked in some holes and finally found a nice cheap hotel, went to get something to eat and took my malaria tablet without food BIG mistake i felt like i had been drugged all dizzy felt sick was awful lesson learnt listen to the dr when he says take pills with food! Anyway we booked on to a tou...

When we drove through it all looked really nice nice big lake and all green lawns looked like a country club resort but where the bus dropped us off we wernt near any of that and was a bit of a dump so decided to just spend the afternoon here and get on our way to saigon tomorrow. I did see a bloke on a motorbike tho with no hands and he had 2 hooks just like captain hook and he was driving and texting on his phone at the same time with hooks as hands...impressiv...

well this bus ride here wasnt as good as the first one the bus had no loo and no air con so spent half the night sweating it out!!! There was no room on the bus and people were sleeping in the aisles etc wasnt fun!!! we stopped about 3 times during the night so its always when your just about to fall asleep all the lights turn on and i know its my only chance to use the loo so i have to go anyway we finally arrive and get dropped at a nice place again and for onl...

we made it!!!! 18 and a half hours later we made it in Hoi An yes!!!! so proud of us both the bus picked us up half hour late and yes it had a loo was so greateful as was so nervous all day about it not having one, then we grabbed soem seats and then waited and waited and finally another 2 and a half hours later we left bloody vietnam time! We had a stop in 2 hours so had a stretch then then took the sleeping pill our trusted pharmacist friend in bangkok gave to ...

after a turbulant air asia cheapo deluxe flight we arrive in Hanoi and got picked up for free from the airport from the hostel we were staying at which we thought was great as usually costs 10 us dollars(everywhere here you can either pay in us dollars or dong the local currency) so we arrive at the hostel and think its all great we book the open bus ticket and the trip to halong bay and the room is nice and big although a bit noisy, the weather is grey and raini...