After the homestay I went to Kampot, it was great timing as Mach was driving there to meet someone that day so I got a free lift there. I found the backpackers road and checked into a place called Blissful. For a $3 dollar bed you really can't complain. I'm getting used to these cold showers, I haven't had a warm shower for over a week now but it's refreshing after a hot day. Not great being bitten by mosquito's whilst showering, I am defenceless! Kampot is a ...

So my second day trip on the Mekong to Cambodia was much better. Comfortable slow boat, quick and fairly easy border crossing (well for me anyway, not for a couple from Cambridge as they got refused through as the girl had pages ripped out of her passport having given it to get the Cambodia visa.) our cheaper slow boat option that supposedly had no toilet ended up being an air con mini bus that arrived quicker than the more expensive fast boat. Crazy. I had a str...

Thursday was spent wondering around district one, visiting my first Vietnamese supermarket -they pack the place with as much stuff as possible. This visit also confirmed that they do actually buy whitening lotion for their bodies. People want to be as pale as me (believe it or not) as it shows you are wealthy and not working on a farm or field all day. Only the poor have dark skin. And there's us westerners trying to get some colour. I met the English girls for...

Wednesday 2 January ...I jumped on a bus and got talking to a Vietnamese guy. He ended up giving me his email address as he lived and worked in Saigon. My trip to Dalat was the first normal bus I got on - a non-sleeper bus. The journey was fine and I went to the hostel to meet the other girls. Waited for 2 hours for them to arrive (not sure why I was so much quicker, yet my bus was cheaper!) and then found a cheap hostel to stay in for almost $2 per person....

Hey, so a little behind with the blogs...but trying my best to catch up again! I haven't really stopped so its pretty tough but here is my Na trang blog!!! ... I arrived in Nha Trang 6am the following day, had a sleep at the hostel which was only a 5 minute walk from where I got dropped off and then joined the 4 girls (Emma, Louise, Natalie & Lauren) for a mud spa day. We sat in some very smelly mud-type baths for half an hour before relaxing in a warm b...