Our journey from Chau Doc to Phnom Phen turned out to be 12 hours rather than 8! Sometimes I think they just lie so your not put off by the long journey. 8 hours boat ride which was glorious scenery. Best way to see the Mekong. I do enjoy a buffalo or two. We also got to visit a fish farm and a muslim village. We went through the most relaxed border crossing I've ever been through in my life. Bags not checked, person not checked. You don't even need to be there w...

Mekong Delta Adventure Adventure being the operative word. So we left Simon and Kathryn in Saigon and set out for the Mekong Delta. We both were a bit sick of being hurded around by tour groups by this stage so we decided to organise our trip to the region on our own. I booked us a local bus all the way to a place called Ben Tre. Now Ben Tre in the lonely planet guide is described as "palm fringed cycle rides along the banks of the Mekong Delta" and &q...

So after Dalat we went to a place called Mui Ne, which is by the sea and is popular with kite surfers. Absolutely millions of them, Charlie you would have loved it! Mui Ne is on a mini desert and is supposed to be the driest place in south east asia, so no rain! Woo hoo! As the rest of the country is stormy and rainy we decided to stay there for a bit and soak up some rays (Kat managed to even burn her fingers and toes!) 5 days of sunbathing, sea and relaxation w...

Da Lat turned out to be a nice trip away from the heat but unfortunately not from the rain. Da Lat is in the Central Highlands so much cooler so we were all in jumpers, socks and leggings which seemed odd for the middle of asia! But it also means that they can grow strawberries! We decided to do a motorcycle tour of the surrounding countryside so we could get to see a bit of Vietnam that is off the tourist trail. Me and Kat were on the back of a guide's bike each...

Da Lat turned out to be a nice trip away from the heat but unfortunately not from the rain. Da Lat is in the Central Highlands so much cooler so we were all in jumpers, socks and leggings which seemed odd for the middle of asia! But it also means that they can grow strawberries! We decided to do a motorcycle tour of the surrounding countryside so we could get to see a bit of Vietnam that is off the tourist trail. Me and Kat were on the back of a guide's bike each...