I had been looking forward to going here ever since the first time I saw the place on television. It is also one of the few places that I simply had to go to when we went travelling so I am glad it was the last place as it turned out to be one of the best. We were both a bit worried about it though after the rest of our experiences so far in Vietnam, all of which have been tainted one way or another, thankfully though the only things I didnt like about it I can a...

Today we visited the Perfume Pagoda on the Perfume river. It gets its name from an area in Nepal with the same name and also because of the flowers that grow on its shores. We got a tour to a small town on the river where we got rowed down the river to where there are temples built on and in the mountains. The mountains and river here are stunning. The moutains have a very strange shape, very jagged looking and its a very magical looking place, especially floatin...

Got up late today since we werent planning on heading to the beach anymore. Headed towards town in a taxi to get the train to Hue at about half ten, the train was at about twelve. We asked for two tickets to Hue and were charged about a euro each for the two and a half hour journey. I hope for their sake where they put us wasnt first class, but it was grand for second class I guess. I had read that the best views were from the right hand side of the train, and al...

So today didnt really go according to plan. Very briefly, the plan was (starting last night), get the plane to Da Nang, get picked up by the hotel, go to the hotel and sort out a tour for today, go to bed, get up early and have breakfast before going on the tour to My Son Sanctuary ruins and then Hoi An ancient town, then go back to Da Nang in the evening, get dinner and then tomorrow before heading to Hue go check out the beach. Easy??? Sounds like it should hav...

Today we did a tour of the city of Saigon. Our first stop was the War Museum. This was a highly disturbing hour walking around looking at the photos and I wont go into the details of it unless you ask me in person. We were both fairly shuck by it. The guide gave us a lot of information about Saigon, but sadly his accent wasnt the best and the two Vietnamese women sitting next to us on the bus wouldnt shut up, and they closed he blinds. This has been a common occu...