Leaving our hostel at a punctual 6AM for our tour of the Mekong Delta was a tall order. We both felt shattered despite a good night's sleep and a two and a half hour coach trip wasn't something that we were looking forward to. After checking in, Chelsea decided that her bum spot had taken its toll on her and that she needed to go to a hospital (she picks her moments). With an hour before our delayed coach left we went to a hospital that was a ten minute taxi rid...

With an ominous day of travel ahead of us in which we had two six hour waits in departure lounges we set out morosely from our hotel. I would add that the Philippines has been my least favourite stop to date, even more so than India. India was very hard work but incredibly interesting with mountains of things stacked on our itineraries; the Philippines has very little to offer and I have grown weary of sitting on beaches and reading, not to mention the absolutely...