It was so strange coming to Sydney after 2 and a half months in Asia, the weather wasn't great either so it felt like we were back in England. All the backpackers seemed to be wearing Topshop latest fashions and I realised my Asia travel clothes (bit of wear and tear) weren't quite up to the western city standards any longer, so a quick trip to Target was in order (Ozzy Primark). We went up to Darling Harbour and saw Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. The...

We stayed 2 nights in Singapore. We got to stay in the Orchard Hotel which was a wonderful luxury compared to the other places we have stayed- a birthday present- thank you Mum. We had a flat screen TV in our room and a roof top swimming pool. I stayed here years ago when I was 10, it's changed quite a bit though. Singapore is so different to all the other Asia countries we have been to so far. Orchard Road is packed full of every shop you could possibly want, th...

We spent a few more days back in Hanoi before leaving Vietnam. We went to the Water Puppet Theatre, this is a Vietnamese tradition. The puppeteers stand in the water and control the puppets from behind a screen. The tickets cost nearly nothing and it was really good, and some of the scenes were even quite funny. We visited the Women’s museum about women’s involvement in the war, which included fighting for the Viet cong and hiding Viet Cong soldiers ...

The overnight train to Hanoi was really good, I felt like I was travelling in Luxury (well compared to the bus). You get a little room with 2 bunk beds in and you get your dinner served in your room. I really like Hanoi so far, it's got a cafe culture and you could almost believe you were in France when you are in some of them. The first day we went around Hoan Kiem lake in the old quarter of Hanoi, it is surprisingly peaceful (amid all the traffic, millions of m...

We spent a few days in Hue it's one of the main places to stop off on the way up north. We went to the Citadel after having walked around the entire moat area looking for the entrance. The old imperial palace had huge red pillars with big gold dragons painted over it. The surrounding grounds were quite dirty though and there wasn't really that much to see there. We visited the cathedral which was in a European style and had beautiful stain glass windows, we could...