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...

15th - 18th July 2009 We were surprisingly impressed by Nha Trang and all it had to offer. There was a great bar/party scene there and you could also buy lobster on the beach for 100, 000 dong (about 6AUD) which we all indulged in. It was a great way to spend an afternoon - sitting on the beach eating lobster and drinking beer. Bri arranged to do his scuba diving course for a couple of days so the rest of us decided to head out on a party boat one day. We visit...

14th July 2009 We met up with Bri, Kate and Kahlee in Muinee and splurged on a nice place to stay. There wasn't much to do there or many people except for an old lady frowning out of her door that was ajar at us as we frolicked in the pool. The next day we rode to some ruins that I'm sure they had chipped away at to look more ruined. There were even cigarette butts on sticks in the religious offerings chimney like thing. They also charged us the price of a beer...