We arrived in Hoi An in the morning and found some accomodation. We had a wonder around the town and looked for some tailors. There is no short supply so after a think we decided on one that looked nice and professional, it was slightly more expensive than some of the others but in the end I think it was worth it. You look through magazines and see if there are any suits you like the look of, or you can go through the individual parts that can be customised and t...

This is likely to be the last blog I write while abroad. I had been carrying my suit on the outside of my bag since I bought it, and it hadn't fallen out once. It would so happen that it falls out into the minibus as we arrive in Bangkok and I only noticed as we had walked down into Khao San. This was the only time I am thankful for Bangkok traffic jams, the minibus had moved about 2 metres from where it dropped us off and the driver handed me back my suit. For o...

We arrived at the bus station in Siem Reap and it was pouring down with rain. Our Tuk Tuk was waiting for us when we arrived and it took us to Yellow Guesthouse, the partner hotel to Okay Guesthouse in Phnom Penh. We got a nice room for $10. We lounged around the hotel for the rest of the day and went shopping the following day. There are numerous markets in Siem Reap with stalls selling everything from trinkets to obscure meat. We put on our bartering hats and s...

We left Saigon early in the morning, taking a coach down to the delta. The tour consisted of a lot of boat trips, showing us a bit of the scenery and the way of life for some people. We tried local fruits on a small island in the delta, saw floating markets where boats moored up and they display what goods they have on board by sticking it on a bamboo stick above the boat. I can't remember all of what we did on the first day but we ended up in one of the major to...

We caught the bus from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City, though still called Saigon by the locals. The trip was supposed to take 8 hours but took just over 12, luckily it stopped on the road we wanted which was the backpacker area, but still close to the sites of the city. The first thing that struck me was how it seemed a lot more modern, large department stores and electrical stores. Cars are also rare, with a population of around 11 million (apparently) there are...