I arrive in the very early hours of the morning and go straight to my hostel and bed. To be woken up at 6am by some very loud girls, zipping, un zipping, chatting, re zipping, chatting, zipping. So again, nice and early start! Shower, dress and head off to walk around this amazing city. I meet a lovely auzzie girl whilst attempting to cross the crazy streets and we continue our wander together! Firstly we aim towards the war museum and come across a lovely green ...

Through the hostel I booked a package trip to Halong bay which was described as a three day relaxing boat trip to a tropical paradise. First night to be enjoyed on the Jolly Roger cruise ship and then followed by an exotic night on a secret island staying in traditional bamboo shacks... What it actually turned out to be was a party boat filled with great people and now great memories. The first day on the boat was spent lazily sailing through the limestone islan...

A new day in Hanoi and a new treat for the eyes & ears. I started the day early and went on a walking tour of Hanoi- yes walking (this time not in flip flops!) we walked through the maze of streets lined with market stalls, street restaurants with all kinds of "meat", shops selling everything from flip flops to nails and hammers to Christmas trees. By the end of the day I managed to master crossing the street avoiding the continuous flow of motorbikes and tuk...

Another terrible nights sleep and i head to the airport to fly to Vietnam Tiger airways!! MRT (again) to the airport, then a bus to the Budget terminal and i check in. a huge delay caused by a techincal problem with the plane and a few hours later a new plane is ready and i board- attempted to sleep but my seat was not an armchair and it didn't recline- unlike the Airbus :( I'm used to the luxury now! So arrival into Hanoi, visa granted and i share a car to the ...