16 Sept 06 We all arrived in Nah Trang at 7.30am (Natalie, Gemma, Ryan, Joel) feeling pretty ropey after the bus journey from Hoi An (broken seats, leaking bus, people snoring/ coughing all night!) found a cheap hotel - the Phu Quy (you can guess how it pronounced!!!) on Hung Vuong. Decided to book on to a boat tour of Tam Island, Mun Island and Mot Island for 8.30am (as we were up!) and got changed looking forward to a day lazing on the deck!...what followed was...

Good Morning from Vietnam! Saigon to be precise! and just updating the journal with all the news from the past couple of weeks before heading in to Cambodia this afternoon! Can't belive how much I've seen since we were back in Hué... 12 Sept Another very early start to do a tour of the DMZ Zone -visiting the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Kah Sahn, the Vinh Moc Tunnels, the Ben Hai River and Reunification monument which was interesting before heading back to H...

Hey from Hué! After a fantastic first week thought I would keep you posted on the trip so far! Arrived in Hanoi on the 5th September around midday and Natalie and I grabbed a minibus from outside the aiport and headed for central Hanoi...which is nuts!...imagine London at rush hour but wịth everyone using the tube travelling above ground on a moped! Crossing the road is not for the faint hearted...the trick is to walk slowly in to the oncoming traffi...

Hello from Hanoi! Hope alls well, will write a proper update soon...but quick update, arrived safely in Hanoi, off to Halong Bay tomorrow for a couple of days of sightseeing/ kayaking then North to Sapa for some trekking action! Bring it on! Take Care All Much love xxxxxxx