There's something quite homely and comforting about Thailand, so coming back to Bangkok was almost like coming home. We were staying in a new part of the city for a change, but having mastered the public transport system before, we had no trouble in hopping on the bus and sky train to where we needed to be. It was a rather bumpy descent into Bangkok airport, so I was quite relieved when we finally touched down (I seem to be getting worse with flying, which isn'...

Quite a lot of our time in Vietnam has been spent in or around cities, so getting back to nature on An Binh island for a few nights was a treat. It was so nice not to hear city noises for a few nights and remembering how relaxing nature can be, it's a shame that we didn't have a little longer to spend there just soaking it all up! There wasn't really much to 'see' or 'do' on the island, but we had a nice little cycle around through the little villages. Our place ...

Today is 6th June 2016 - 6 months since we started travelling!! We are currently in Can Tho, in the Mekong Delta area…up until now, the weather has been pretty good, bar a few rainy bits in Ho Chi Minh…but as I write, the weather outside is resembling more of an English summer - it's raining. So I guess now is a good time to get up to speed with the blog and everything (the little of what) we've been doing since our last update. I last left y...

A week in the city...

Apologies - the further south we are going, the hotter it is getting…and there is definitely a direct correlation to the heat and our incredible laziness…hence, no updates as we don't have much to tell you! So, Nha Trang; It was much better than we remembered, although partly I think because we were staying a bit more in the with the other travellers. When we came to Vietnam 3 years ago, this was our first main stop and we had a lovely big hotel with private...