Another bus ride later we are in a town called Dalat. It has a big French influence after the frenchies settled here because of the mountains. They grow garlic, grapes and wheat here so all the restaurants sell nice French bistro style meals. The temperature is alot cooler and with all the wooden mountain houses and wine, you would think you were in Europe!! Even the local Vietnamese wear beret's!!! And the local radio mast is shaped like the Eiffel tower! How f...

Well have travellaed again, through another border to Vietnam. Again you see the difference straight away. Everybody wears those little triangle straw hats and scurry about the streets carrying various foods in baskets. We went straight to the capital, Saigon, which is also known as H Chi Minh City. We found a hostel that included breakfast AND evening dinner (noodles) so we stayed there. We booked a tour for the first day which included an English guide. The c...

So we travelled to Cambodia on a 10 hour bus trip from Bangkok to Siem Reap. It took us to the border and we walked through, no real security, the the bus took us to the capital. You could tell the difference straight away. The roads wern't as smooth and all along the way, the view was greener and more rice fields. The first day we did a trip to Angkor Wat which is a ancient buddist temple. We were advised to do the sunrise trip and left at 4am!!!! It was prett...

Hello, So 2 days ago we got a 4 hour bus to a pier, which took us by boat to Koh Samet. An island (one of many) off coast of Thailand. It was beautiful. I have added photos, you can see in albums. It was so relaxing on the day and lively on the night. No dodgey Thai's, all couples and backpackers. The sea was so blue and the sand was the whitest I've seen. The bus cost 12pounds return and the hotel was only 20 a night. Such a low price for a gorgeous place. It...

So we're still in Bangkok, NOT as planned. It taked 3 days to get a visa to go to Cambodia or Vietnam so we're stuck for a few days. We've been to a tour agent and she showed us 1 day island bus trips we can do. Good idea to get a bit of sun and get away from city. The Tourist book said, You leave Bangkok with a gift, A Smokers Cough!!! Huh, it is a city I suppose. We heard about Australia being ruined on East side. Bad timing. I hope the wildlife are ok. We'...