We woke this morning truly gutted that we didn't wake up to see the sunrise on the beach. It is the perfect place, deserted beach facing west over endless sea. We missed it by only half an hour as we woke early to make the most of our last day at Hue Beach Bar. Just not early enough. Matt's said he had being awake but had terrible stomach pains due to the mass of birds eye chili he devoured last night. The day was spent reading, walking the shoreline, watching ...

Back to nature last night as rustling creatures were above us through the night. It is a good job we are now well hardened to such noises. Could have being lizards or rats or a whole number of other things. The hut we are staying in is new, basic and open to anything that may wish to enter. It also has an outside bathroom which is bizarre as Matt found out while he sat on the toilet this morning in the baking sun. We have to apologise for calling the water murky...

The much anticipated Hai Van pass motorbike tour from Hoi An to Hue started this morning but we were anxious. A lot of bad stories circulate between backpackers over the quality of the riders and tours. Our 'Easy Riders' were recommended by Han our cooking teaching last night. Over breakfast our riders arrived, Mr Quyen and Mr Luc. Mr Quyen introduced himself and began telling stories of his work in the army during the U.S. War. From his black boots to his stur...

At first signs the hangover couldn't have been too bad as we made it to the free breakfast in the home stay for 9.30am, then returning to slumber for a few hours to reclaim status as human beings. The town of Hoi An is a world heritage site and to enter it or stay here you must by a ticket. This ticket comes with 5 free entry vouchers to sites in the town. In the heat, we wandered round the town all afternoon checking out its history. - The Japanese Bridge: Bu...

So far in our trip we have seen many, many temples and even the biggest temple of the world 'Angkor Wat' which is a wonder of the world. This was also the first temple we visited. This was a bad move as any temples that we visit after this are nowhere near as impressive and the amount of temples in Asia means it is easy to get into the 'Templed out' state of mind we currently adopt. Nevertheless, we booked a trip to the My Son (pronounced Mee Son) Hindu temples t...