After a few days in Koh Samui our scheduled time in Asia was rapidly coming to end. Our initial intention was to minimise our time in Thailand and rather concentrate on getting to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. By this stage, though, and with only four scheduled days left in Asia, we had only made it to Vietnam. It was time to test the bend of our flexible round the world air ticket and we got in touch with our travel agent back in Joburg. The results weren't grea...

* Before we start, we just want to apologise to our subscribers that may be receiving multiple email updates about our new blogs. We're not sure why this is happening but we are chasing it up with the guys at offexploring.com We're not going to lie. We've had a few drinks on this trip. Some, like our endearing parents, may think we've had a few too many, but we think we're doing ok. Whether our livers agree with us is another story and we don't feel like readi...

Please check our post from Ko Samui where we write about Koh Phangan and the Full Moon Party: http://www.offexploring.com/mlungutrek/blog/thailand/ko-samui/

Ho Chi Minh City, a.k.a Saigon, is the old capital of Vietnam and seems like the big brother of the current capital, Hanoi. From a tourist's perspective the city seems larger, more open and more developed than the Hanoi. There are probably more motorbikes here than in the capital but the better infrastructure makes walking around a bit easier. Crossing roads is still as difficult but by this stage of the game we were comfortable enough to pull off the confident...

Vietnam doesn't only offer heavily congested streets and compact city life. It is also a wonder of natural beauty. We followed the trekked path of others before us to the immaculate Ha Long Bay which is the first common stop outside of Hanoi for most travelers. We booked this trip directly through our hostel but if you're going to take a couple days off to sail the waters of the bay then we suggest you shop around for best prices and various options at the ma...