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...

We lost our co-traveler, Craig, after Phi Phi as he got an early call back to duty and had to head back to South Africa. We were back down to two and we were heading to Vietnam, a part of South East Asia that neither of us had been to. After nearly 6 months away and 30 flights, who would've thought that Hanoi, Vietnam would be the first place that we would arrive to a placard greeting, friendly smile and someone waiting to take us to our hostel (correct...chauff...