After hearing from alot of people that the temples at Angkor (specifically the Angkor Wat temple) are absolute must-sees in southeast Asia, we decided to add it to our itinerary. So, the day after we arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, we left again and were on a bus heading to the Cambodian border. The border crossing was a bit surreal and unlike anything we had experienced up to this point. There were people everywhere. After our bus driver slipped some extra cash to...

After a few days holed up in our hotel room, we finally felt like we could move on to Hoi An, our next destination. We took an overnight "bus" which actually ended up being nothing more than a large van. With Jonny's knee injury, he was able to secure a spot in the backseat where he was able to stretch his leg out for the entire 12-hour journey. Upon our early 5am arrival in Hoi An, we found our hotel, had some delicious banana pancakes for breakfast ...

Day #1 on the motorbike was fantastic!! We were a little apprehensive at first, especially going through the city where there is alot of traffic, horns constantly beeping and cars and trucks getting a little too close for comfort. But once we got out into the countryside we felt completely at ease and settled in to the trip. My driver's name was Son and Jonny's driver's name was Hiep. Son was very careful and I felt very comfortable with him. Hiep, on the other h...

The overnight train from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang was great! We had a very posh cabin complete with air conditioning and a flat screen TV blasting Backstreet Boys videos which was a little random. We had a bit of confusion over the dining car on the train. It turns out, it didn't really look like the one in the brochure! We ended up getting some noodles and veggies and squeezing into a seat to dine with several locals. We arrived in Nha Trang around 5:45am ...

After a delightful stay at Madame Cuc's Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, we were ready to set off on a new adventure to the Mekong Delta, located in southern Vietnam. We were picked up at our hotel by bus from our tour company and were postponed for a few minutes by what looked like a parade. Only, the people in the "parade" looked pretty somber and they definitely weren't throwing candy to the crowd. We learned from our tour guide that this was actually a Vi...