November 6th-7th Left Hoi An by private bus to Hue.  we finally got to see the beach but did not stop at the famous China Beach which the Americans used as a retreat during the war.  we traveled up Hai Va Pass, the rough narrow road snaked up the mountain offering fabulous vistas before dense fog engulfed the road before making it's decent down to Lang Co fishing village where we stopped for beverage and a walk to the beach.  although the sun is not shining, ...

November 4th - 5thNovember 4th - 5th  friday we flew to Da Nang, the plane seats were three and three and definitely made for small people.  I sat with Kerry and Hem, Hem's knees were pressed against the seat in front of him, luckily it was a short flight.  we recognised our intrepid bus in the parking lot and the driver acknowledged us and went to get the bus, to our surprise it was the old red bus with the funky interior and smell that came to the terminal,...

November 3rd Today is our first official day of our tour.   After a healthy breakfast of a hot latte and fresh raisin pastry,  we started the morning with a city  cyclo tour, a must for first time tourist.   a Cyclo is a rickshaw for one where the passenger is in the front and the cycler in the back; the drivers work in teams to maneuver amongst traffic.  You know that sensation when the world is rushing past as you stand still, this was my cyclo experience...

November 2nd we said good bye to Sareth last night, going to miss his funny sayings in the different accents... "Oh really, I didn't  know that" with his cambodian english versions of aussies, English and Canadians was priceless.  near the end of the tour  his Thai english version of " I love you long time" came out.   Our new leader Thinh Bui has a hard act to follow.  we met the rest of our group tonight, Fran & Tim, newlyweds from...

November 1st, another somewhat crappy sleep.  the constant hum of the air condition units on our balcony helped to drown out the little bit of traffic on the street meters from our 1st floor room(which actually is the second floor in Canada).  I keep waking up, check the time, sun's not up, go back to sleep and do it a few more times before it is actually time to get up.  No need for an alarm clock, both Megan and I have been getting up well before.  everyon...