Today we got up to check out of our room and try and find a bike to rent! As we walked out of the hotel a woman opposite called over to ask us whether we wanted a bike. We figured we would go and see how much and ten minutes and five dollars later, with no paperwork or deposit, we were off! We drove for an hour through Danang before reaching the foot of the mountain pass. We stopped here for a bit to just look at the incredible view of the mountains through the...

We started our first day in Hoi An with a bit of a lie in before wandering into what they call the ancient town. Hoi An was left pretty much unaffected by the war so there is still a whole section for town which has original Vietnamese buildings. It is so pretty with loads of brightly coloured lanterns hanging between all the old yellow buildings. We spent a while just wondering around taking it all in. Most of the towns buildings are now shops, particularly tai...

We made it to Hoi An! We started early this morning, with the lady from the rental company arriving at 8am to give us the bike and helmets and talk is through the map. It was probably about half 8 when we set off, with us taking a wrong turn almost straight away and getting lost in Hue! This meant it was about half 9 by the time we had found a petrol station, filled up and headed on the right road! We drove the first 10km to Thuan An Beach. This is the first b...