My last day in Vietnam. Naaz and Annick weren't leaving for another two days so we decided to do a tour together. We all instantly agreed that although it was a little expensive (AUD119.00) a hot rock massage and foodie tour would be the perfect way to end our time in Vietnam. The tour company very kind a gave as all a complimentry nail treatment. Our guide dropped us at the spa for seventy-five minutes of pampering, beginning with a regular massage then f...

After a light breakfast this morning we did a cooking class with the chef of the boat, making spring rolls. We all had the opportunity to roll them up then devour them once they were cooked. Then it was back on with the bright orange lifejackets and back onto the tender to visit one of the many floating fishing villages in Ha Long Bay. Our guide told us that on the 1 May this year all the villagers will have to move to the mainland and the villages disba...

Ha Long Bay...the most amazingly beautiful location I've ever seen...but the journey there is not without hardship...well first world hardship anyway. We left Ha Noi at 7:45am and after bumping along the main road, which seemed was under repair the whole four and a half hours, finally arrived at this modern wonder of the world. Unfortunately we didn't have a guide with us for the journey so it took some time to convince the driver to stop for a toilet break at...

We touched down safely in Da Nang airport mid morning and headed to Ha Noi. Just past the existing airport a huge international airport is being constructed. We stopped on the way for yet another delicious lunch at a local restaurant. The owner/manager was a bit of a comedian and everyone agreed he looked like Chris Rock. We tried a nice Chilean white wine and could have settle in for afternoon of a couple more wines, but it was soon time to leave. Our firs...

I had the best day so far today. While the rest of the group did the Foodie Tour, I'd opted to take a cycle in the Hoi An countryside. I was so lucky to be the only one on the tour so had Phu the guide all to myself. We picked up our bicycles from the Hoi An Express office, then set off through the streets of Hoi An down to the river. While it was a little nerve-wrecking at first, I soon felt at home on the bike and just kept to the far right of the road. We c...