We enjoyed a good night's sleep and a lie-in after our exhausting day yesterday. We ordered breakfast in the hostel for £2.50 each - it's strange to be working in pounds again - which was delicious and just what we needed. I was pleased with the huge mug of English style coffee (I wasn't too keen on Vietnamese coffee!) and the generous glass of orange juice. We then spent the best part of the day trying to sort our flights out - after eventually managing to sen...

Today, we spent most of the day travelling to what is the final country of our incredible adventure - China. Our first bus left early and we were given free water on board, which is always good. We were the only westerners on board what was a busy bus, but luckily the hostess spoke just enough English to tell us that the rest stop was for 20 minutes on our way to the border! The border itself turned out to be one of the most elaborate of the trip. We got off the...