We arrived in HCMC (or Saigon as it's also known) at 7am and the city seemed to be in full swing already! Heading for a cash machine we were amazed to see that there were even more motorbikes than in Hanoi.. we didn't think that was possible! Touch wood the one & only time this will happen while we're away but the machine decided to swallow Billy's card, which we were not impressed with, and it's certainly not what we needed at that time of day either.. but w...

So a seriously unpleasant 5 hour bus journey later and we arrived in Mui Ne... or so we thought! We were actually 10 minutes away, but the driver decided he needed to sort his tyres out, so next thing we knew we were being driven up a concrete block, and being jacked up WITH all the passengers still on the bus!! As with all Vietnamese transport, we didn't know how long this was gonna take... so we grabbed our stuff and flagged down a taxi instead! The little res...

The journey here was the worst yet as it was sooo bumpy on the top bunks, and the air con was stuck on high so it was freezing. But HEY! All part of travelling I suppose. We arrived into the city at 6am alongside the beach, and it was mad to see so many people already soaking up the sun at that time of day! We didn't think we could check in so early, but we got lucky and managed to grab a few hours sleep before chilling downstairs for the rest of the afternoon. ...

So our next destination was Hoi An and we were both pretty excited as everyone had said such good things about it, including that I'd more than likely spend far too much money getting clothes made!! We arrived after a not so bad 4 hour bus journey, and were kindly picked up by our hostel before quickly checking in. We were in an awesome location, as it seemed most of the accommodation was along our road, and with the ancient part of the town just 200m away. Our h...

The bus arrived at the 'station' (actually just a travel office!) and we were happier to see proper reclining bed seats instead of just the uncomfortable chairs we'd endured on the other buses...... as soon as we'd got settled that changed! Vietnamese sleeper buses are made for locals (who are mostly tiny) so stretching out is impossible and the beds don't lie completely flat - meaning you're at a constant angle. Instead of using the horn to make someone aware th...