I'm currently writing in a state of relaxed bliss after 5 extremely chilled out days in Phu Quoc. Phu Quoc is a small island off the south coast of Vietnam in the gulf of Thailand. I think it is actually closer to Cambodian mainland than Vietnamese, but its part of Vietnam. Phu Quoc was a last minute decision to visit, and I'm really pleased we did as it has been amazing. The island has some of the best beaches I have seen. Soft white sand, and gently lappin...

A sleeper bus took us from Hoi An to Nha Trang. I feel like I write a lot about transport in this blog, but I guess I just find it all strangely interesting. The sleeper bus definately falls into the more comfortable transport category for me (not sure Matt would agree with me on this). The coach is split into 3 lines of seats, of two layers. The seats recline almost fully providing a bed. I find I can sleep on these pretty well. So, we left traditional Hoi ...

We are in Hoi An currently, passing the time before we get on a sleeper bus to Nha Trang. I last wrote from Hanoi, at which point we were becoming really frazzled by the motorbike madness of the city. Halong Bay did prove a quieter experience, although we were surrounded by tourists in a way we never expereienced in Laos. Our first night in Halong Bay was spent on a junk at sea. The boat was pretty luxurious, considering the trip cost relatively little. We ka...

Am writing from Hanoi, but will try and flash out our last week in Laos. At my last time of writing I finished at our arrival in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang used to be the capital of Laos, until the royal family 'disappeared'. Its reknown as being beautiful and is a UNESCO site. I'm not sure we really got the beauty of the city, but we certainly had a nice time travelling around the places nearby. We hired bikes to explore one day, and on our second day th...