We got on one of the smallest plains ever and 20 minutes later we were on Phu Quoc Island. The airport consisted of one room with a baggage carousel in it and a few taxis outside. We had been told that Phu Quoc was a beautiful and hot island and it didn't disappoint it was a roasting 35 degrees without a cloud in the sky just what we had been waiting for. There is two main beaches on Phu Quoc, Long Beach which is the touristy bit and Sao Beach which is the cl...

Another dodgy bus journey which was worse than the last one due to the fact we were both a little stressed, hungover from the cruise and there was no air con or toilet on this bus. It was fairly old and I managed to get a seat above a hole which lead straight to the engine so I had hot air blowing under my seat all the way! We got into Saigon about 7am in the morning. By now we are wising up to the taxi men who try to rip you off. So when a taxi man is asking whe...

We had heard a few stories about the buses not being great and soon found out for our self's they are true. At least they had 'sleeper' seats, a leather bed that just doesn't quite lie flat. When we got on the bus there were hardly any seats left luckily Mel managed to grab two seats next to each other, the bus was well and truly rammed. The beds themselves wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the mentalist that was driving! I'm sure b...

A short bus journey from Hue and we arrived in Hoi An and got a better feeling from this place straight away... until we were told there was no taxis running due to TET holiday!! So we had to get a motorbike taxi each which would be fine but not when you have got 20kg on your back. Like fools we just hopped on the back without getting a price first, after a 5 minute ride we arrived at the hotel and we asked for the price... 300,000 dong was the answer!!! Which is...

We got the train down from Hanoi which was another 12 hr mission, we got a sleeper cabin again but this time we had to share it with another couple, luckily they were nice. Unlike the Thai trains the Vietnamese feel its necessary to let you know what your not allowed to bring on the train with you. The announcement came over the tanoy listing all the usual things no alcohol, no smoking, no drugs, no weapons. Then it became a little weird no animals, no dead anima...