29th - 31st July 2009 Feeling relaxed and rejuvenated we arrived in Hong Kong and headed on the train to Kowloon where we found some nice accommodation for a reasonable price. That night we walked around the night market and I had a strange dinner of rice and beef but the beef was mostly weird looking skin which I didn't eat. The next day we got up and headed over to the city on the ferry. Our first stop was the financial tower where there is a viewing deck. We...

27th - 29th July 2009 We changed our flights so we could spend some more time with Scottie and Tash in Singapore before heading onto Hong Kong. It was such a good move because we were so worn out by this point that we spent the two days there chilling out in their beautiful apartment. They also took us out to dinner on the river which was so nice. It was great catching up with them at the end of our SE Asia adventure and telling them all about our experiences as...

23rd - 26th July 2009 We weren't sure what to expect of Hanoi as we'd heard mixed reports on it. On our first night there we went to a water puppetry show where Sammy fell asleep. The show was good to see but admittedly we were all looking at the brochure counting down the segments until it would be over. When we were waiting out the front to walk home Sammy felt someone pushing him onto the road. It turned out to be a very rude man sitting on the sidewalk who...

21th - 22nd July 2009 We arrived in Hue after an extremely tedious bus ride from Hoi Anh where we were constantly stopped by police for some reason on a cramped bus with no air con. We wanted to spend some time in Hue as it used to be the capital of Vietnam and it had a pretty significant war history. Unfortunately it poured with rain for the majority of the time there and we didn't actually do anything but eat, drink and sleep. As we were on a tight timeline ...

19th - 21st July 2009 We got a night bus to Hoi Anh and for the first time in a while we actually got good seats/beds so were able to get some rest. Hoi Anh is notorious for tailors as there are over 200 of them as well as custom shoemakers for you to choose from and get clothes made. Bri got a few suits made which turned out surprisingly well and us girls all got something made too. Kahlee paid for me to get a dress made for my birthday. I had an idea of what I...