Arrived off the bus at 3am, worried that hostel wouldn't take us, but they were cool with it so spent the rest of the night in a capsule bed. Almost my favourite sleeping place so far, very private and with own light and socket. Got up at 10ish and went out for some breakfast of chicken pho. Went for a wander around town with sophie and Tess, and stopped at Starbucks, had a fantastic caramel frappe. Went and looked at the notre dam, but it was too early and we ...

Woke up actually in my bed which was nice, although too late for free breakfast again :-(. Bumped into Lena in the corridor and headed to the beach with her. Had a swim for a bit then a coconut each - first time I've tied coconut like that, not massively impressed, alright but very little flavour. Wandered back to the hostel (Lena had a bus at 12:30) and had my first Vietnamese sandwich, sooo good, beef sandwich filled with hot sauce :-D. Said bye to Lena, then s...

Woke up in the communal area very hungover and fled to bed for a bit. Went for breakfast with soph, Tess, Katie, Sean and Blair. Very nice ham and egg sandwich with a banana milkshake. We went back to the hostel and booked a taxi to a spa. Headed out and booked our bus for tomorrow on the way. The got to the spa (with same people). Really nice day starting with a mud pool for 20 mins, then spent the rest of the day playing in the various swimming pools and water...

Arrived off the bus jut past 6 am. Saw my first crash in Vietnam from the bus!! Two scooters destroyed on the floor and 10 people crowded around. Got into a taxi with an Irish girl called Tess. Got to ihome (hostel), really nice, and chilled in the rooftop area before breakfast. Had breakfast of a fried egg and met Kate (from Bristol). Was keen to get back on a bike for the day, so rented one (Tess and Kate rented bicycles) and arranged to meet on the beach. The...

Got up at 8:00 and annoyingly i have developed a bit of a cold, pretty sure its from the night bus :-( left the room (checked out), then enjoyed the free breakfast again. Went and rented a bike, asked for a manual and got a semi automatic, very interesting to ride, no clutch and 4 gears, just throttle off and click through. Rode to da nang for the beach (40mins ride). As we rode past the marble mountains a Vietnamese woman pulled along side and tried to sell us ...