Pedestrians and primitive transport. Vietnam is a strange place each city/ town/province differs so greatly. The people in Hoi An are beautiful. Gone are the pushy traders and taxi drivers of the city to locals who genuinely want to know where you are from and sit and just chat with you. As I sit overlooking the sunny and near deserted street with the occasionally bicycle passing by I drift into another Markean philosophy musing... I wander if I have it wro...

Soooo.... Day 2 in Hoi An. It's flipping hot. 36'c by day and 34'c by night. Started the day with a meander round the world heritage site. Shaz took trusty bike and me still not seeing love to cycle in this heat went by foot (which turned out to be quicker). We went to an ancient Japanese covered bridge before checking out some of the ancient local houses. Amazing they all came with cups of tea, now here is civilisation. Then visited a really cool buddhist tem...

Today was another school day for me. It is the first time I have encountered Daoism. Started in Vietnam in 1926 the religion now has 7million. Seeing how poor the people where they started a new religion. It is a combination of Buddhism, Taoism and confuscionism. Known as Gao Dai Three colours. Yellow colour Buddhism Blue colour Taoism Red Confuscionism. So take your favourite buts ofeach religion and ditch the rest.... Strangely enough the place felt really...

Forgot to say went through passport control leaving Cambodia and was stopped at window by lady police officer who stamped passport. She opened up my passport looked me straight in the eyes and burst into a huge grin like a Cheshire cat and said in beautiful English, what a handsome man. Cambodia, great taste what can I say

Goooddddddd Morrrrnnnniiiinnnnnggg Vietnammmmmmmm!I am afraid due to sleep deprivation there is no Markaen Philosophy today just good chat/ So after 16 hours, 4 stops and a slightly nerve racking border crossing ahve arrived in vietnam. The Big City. This place is huge! have just finished our lonely planet walking tour around town. Tried the local food, beef noodel soup like thing called Pho. (not to be confused with poo!) Absolutely shattered from walkin...