From Hoi An we took a crap bus with no air con to Hue, which thankfully was only a 3.5 hr journey. The scenery was ok but it allowed us to see just how badly they drive here. Our bus couldn't get up any hills and went at a snail pace, motorbike drivers know no road rules at all and just drive anywhere they wish and the use of the horn is so over the top - it says 'I'm behind you so don't pull out', 'i'm behind you so pull in' 'I'm here- thought you'd like to know...

So we left Sandakan and had an ok flight over to KL and then a few hours to wait at the airport where we had lunch (our first McDonalds in about 6 months) and then a bit of looking around the very few shops before getting the flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and the start of our Vietnam Adventure. Vietnam is an hour behind Malaysia so after a couple of hours we landed and so it all began - the chaos that is Saigon! Our first encounter was with a local taxi ma...