We got up pretty early for breakfast before setting of at 8.00am to the National Park for our trekking. After a lot of waiting around (driving up and down the island) we finally arrived at the park with lots of other tour groups and set off together up the hill.We really enjoyed the trek and the view from the top was great, as this was the first bit of exercise we had both done since we left home, the hour and a half that we were walking for was more than enough...

We have actively avoided organised tours throughout the trip but unfortunately due to time restrictions and cost we had little option with the Halong bay trip. The trip is planned for three days and two nights, including all food, first night on the boat and the second in a hotel. Surprise, surprise as soon as we started, the advertised itinerary was turned upside down and activities and destinations were changed. Not a problem really, as you've got to expect the...

The sleeper bus was awful, a seat would have been comfier. We were one of the last onto the bus as the Vietnamese had been given priority, yet again! This meant we got landed with small beds right at the back of the bus, to be fair there wasn't a decent seat on the whole bus .A Japanese guy had to sleep with us on the back row but the poor lad had big blisters on his feet from sunburn and barely got a wink all night.It was fun watching a Vietnamese kid in front o...

We've spent two nights in Hue, breaking up our journey on the way up to Hanoi. After arriving at lunchtime yesterday, we spent the afternoon wandering around the town, diving in and out of cafes as we went trying to avoid the sweltering heat. That evening we enjoyed a meal and managed to catch the Burnley game, it was nice to see a win for a change, every game we've managed to watch live so far they've lost.Today we got up early as we wanted to walk to the other...

Wanting to venture a little of of town today, we decided to hire a bicycle. Tom rode the whole way with Rachael sat above the back wheel in true Asian style. We rode east out of Hoi An for about 5 flat kilometres and arrived in the neighbouring town, which had lots of expensive hotels and the most stunning beach we had ever seen. We stayed in the town for a little while but as only Vietnamese could put their bikes anywhere near the beach (forcing tourists to pay ...