After a good lie-in, we had another tasty breakfast at the hostel (the bacon was the crispiest we've had on teh trip - amazing!) before our receptionist showed us the dozens of films they had saved on a hard drive connected to their huge TV. We didn't have much to do today so sat and watched The Inbetweeners film, which was very funny and took us back to our own trip to Malia! In the afternoon, we decided to head into the city centre for a look around, which tur...

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...

Our last full day in Vietnam today - just enough time left to see some of the main sights in Hanoi. After breakfast we took a taxi to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex, just in time to have a look at Uncle Ho's embalmed body. It's only open until 11am and is closed on Mondays and Thursdays (last time we were in the city was Monday so we couldn't go then), and for 2 months each year it is closed while he goes to Russia for maintenance! So we were quite lucky to be...

After a good night's sleep in the peaceful bay, we enjoyed a big breakfast and spent our last few hours on the boat chatting in the dining room. On the way back, we stopped at the largest floating village in the bay and were offered a boat trip around it, but it was a bit overpriced and we could see most of it from our boat, so we stayed on board. I got off for a look at one of the fish they keep in huge tanks on one of the platforms, ready to sell. They included...