Saigon We spent our last couple of days in Vietnam here. Found it really interesting, seeing all the war museums and tunnels etc. It gave us a much better understanding of the Vietnam War, alternative points of view from those we saw further north, but equally as biased! Still can't believe how fresh the war is here, and how much the country still relies on it for tourism. It would be great to see Vietnam presenting itself for it's own highlights and positive fe...

Hoi An The main reason for coming here was to get some suits made in one of the many famous tailors. It was good fun, once we'd decided which tailor to go for, getting measured, choosing style, material, lining etc etc. Went back a couple of times for fittings, but left after a few days extremely happy with our clothes. Only one week to drag them around Asia before heading home, so hopefully they won't get too destroyed! We also found that Hoi An was a fantasti...

Ninh Binh Nearly didn't make it here due to an enormous argument on our bus... Instead of being dropped in town we were dropped a few miles out at a dodgy hotel where there was a bit of money changing hands between our driver and the hotel owner... Tried to put up a fight for around 40 minutes, and eventually managed to get a free night and food. In fact it turned out to be the best place we've stayed so far!! Anyway, after that we didn't waste our time and spe...

Hanoi and Halong Bay Hanoi was very busy and hectic. Had a good wander around the old town, some of the temples/mausaleom/markets etc. and the water puppetry show. Decided to get out of town pretty quick though, and spent a fantastic couple of days on a boat in Halong Bay. Very beautiful place with Limestone rocks jutting out off the water, and massive caves. Highlight was kayaking into an enclosed area early one morning with no other tourists around. Very tran...