There's no getting around it, Hoi An has too many tailors. The city is drowning in them. It is estimated that there are between three and five hundred tailors here thanks to the voracity of tourists. Of course, myself and Chelsea were seduced by the idea of having something personable made, just as we were in India, and made swift work of studying tripadvisor for the best shops. Chelsea opted for pair of light cotton trousers; she had a very specific idea in min...

Hoi An's chief attraction is its architecture and long and murky history. Gaining Unesco World Heritage statues marked the world's appreciation of its resurrected Old Town. It's narrow and winding street offer a gloriously car-free labyrinth. The Thu Bon river running through it is draped in fantastic eateries and fresh markets which are laid out in intricate sections of sea food, vegetables and meat. The thronging market place on occasion was quite choked up an...