When three became two: Today is Joel's last day with us so we thought we'd do something special before three became two. We rented 125 auto bikes for three hours which is the most highly recommended way to see the island and it's beauty at a cheap cost with lots of fun. We decided to do it here because of how quiet the roads are, and at a cost of 60,000dong (about £2) it was well worth it. All went well accept for Joel's little scuff but we saw scenery that wou...

Today we travelled on a night bus for about 16 hours we then stopped briefly in Hanoi to get breakfast then got our next coach and ferry which took another 5 hours! First glimpse of Hanoi remind me somewhat of Phnom Penh in Cambodia, it appears at first sight to not have a lot of tourism, but we have only been in a small area so far. We went to a local diner where we ate assorted local food, some of which didn't take my fancy and some of it I'm convinced was dog ...