We wake up well rested after our first night in Hanoi, and awake to the tranquil sound of beep beep! After a more traditional breakfast (noodles and spring rolls) we head out into the city. I think there is probably one rule here and that is that the bikes have right of way everywhere, on the road, pavement and markets! The traffic is crazy, me and Maggie just have to chance it and walk slowly out into the road and then the bikes literally just swerve around you,...

Hong Kong 20th February 2009 So I will quickly finish off Hong Kong before we start Vietnam, during our last day we just bummed around going back to the places we liked and we took a harbor tour on Star ferries which is how most of the locals go between islands it was nice and relaxing, I fell asleep a little bit! In the evening I really wanted duck in pancakes because I had seen them in a leaflet we had but we couldn't find it anywhere so we settled on a diffe...

Hi All We are coming to end of our time here in Hong Kong and although it started off a little rocky, it turned out to be great. After flying club class here (flatbeds are heaven) we got the bus to our hostel, but it is horrible, the wallpaper is stuck on with sellotape and we have to shower over the toilet but we haven't been spending much time there so we can see the funny side of it! On our first night we walked down to Victoria harbor so we could look acro...

We just wanted to write to let everyone know that although we haven't yet left this entry comes from the Business Lounge at Heathrow T5 - we got upgraded courtesy of some very kind friends and their family - Thank you!! We may now leave you to get some free food...