Another interesting journey to Dalat (getting used to these now), bouncing up the mountain in a tiny minivan. Met some people who were staying at the same place as us so we all managed to walk from the bus drop off to our hostel, which saved faffimg with taxis and Motos! Our hostel wasn't great but the staff were so nice it made up for it!! Had two lovely dogs which sat and cuddled the guests! Had a cool night market in Dalat which we wondered around and was qu...

Arrived in Mui Ne after getting a sleep bus there ( in the day) which was recliner chairs with space for your legs to slot in, on bunk beds! We were staying in Mui Ne Hills which was amazing!! 2 swimming pools and a restaurant which overlooked the hills and coastline. We spent out first morning by the pool, then headed to the beach in the afternoon, had an amazing lunch in a posh resort then went for a swim! The waves were huge, so much fun to swim and it was...

After another looong bus journey, a supposed 6 hours which ended up taking 10 hours! We made it through the border to Can Tho. Border 'officials' asked for $2 off us with no explanation I suppose just because they can. They don't have tuk tuks in South Vietnam :( so had to get a moto taxi to the hostel with the driver also holding my rucksack! The following day got up at half 4 to go the floating markets on the Mekong Delta, on a small wooden boat, quite fun b...

This time a nice bus into Ho Chi Minh city then a transfer to another bus station. We didn't fancy the hoards of taxis so attempted to walk, stopped at a cafe to get some free wifi and sort out a map. After around an hour of walking we finally found our hostel!! Right in the middle of Pham ngu Lao which is backpacker central, surrounded by bars and restaurants. Spent the following day exploring all the sights. Wandered around and found the palace (nothing specia...