Did a cookery course on Friday. Met at local restaurant at 8am (no lie ins on this holiday!) and our guide took us to local Market which was great. We'd wandered through it before but was better having a local with us to tell us all about the unusual fruit and veg and where everything came from. No idea when these people sleep - the farmers/fishermen work all day and late into the night then take their stuff to Market at 5.30 am, usually starting their journey wa...

Been in Hoi An since Monday, now Thursday..totally losing track of the days/dates. Loving Hoi An (although we have loved everywhere so far!). Spent Tuesday just wandering about the town, is really really hot just now. The town is so nice though and people just want to stop and chat to you all the time. Lots of little cafe/restaurants overlooking river so nice to stop for a drink and bit of air con now and again. The local brewed 'fresh beer' is sold in most place...

Spent last afternoon in Hanoi yesterday wandering around the old quarter, finally starting to get to know our way around and now we're leaving. Really loved it here despite the noise, dirt, dust and chaos. The old quarter is amazing, everything happens on the pavement outside people's houses. The govt allow people to have home shops so they use the downstairs of their house as a shop and live upstairs but most eat out on the pavement on small plastic tables and c...