Hoi An is famous for it's many tailors, so in order to fully experience the culture of Hoi An, we decided to get some clothes made! As soon as we arrived we went to Yaly Tailors to be fitted, to allow time for any adjustments. They had hundreds of catalogues and magazines to look through and they just copy the designs. After choosing a skirt and dress for Laura and a top and skirt for Holly, we chose our fabric and then had every part of our body measured!! W...

After a 6 hour journey from Dalat we arrived in Nha Trang where we had to catch our train later that night. We headed off on a little walking tour while we were there! We saw the beach, which we have to say was a bit of a disappointment; dirty and the sea was a little murky! We then went to the Long Thanh Gallery. He is a famous Vietnamese photographer who specialises in black and white photographs of everyday Vietnemese life and people. The photos wer...

We arrived in Dalat at tea time and had a stroll around the city. Dalat is in the central highlands and has many evergreen forests and gardens. The climate is a lot cooler and so it was a nice chnage from the sticky city of HCMC. It used to be known as Le Petit Paris, as the French came here to build a holiday town for them to relax in, during the hot summer, and there are still many French style villas and restaurants around the town now. As we only had one fu...

We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City after a 7 hour bus trip from Cambodia. After checking into a hotel we headed to book some buses and trains for the next leg of our journey. We were shocked at how expensive the train tickets were though, and quickly left when the lady told us they were 160 pounds each! We had been so used to everything being so cheap! We headed into the city to see the An Dong market and to get our bearings - the prices here were pretty steep too.....