It was a really nice flight from Nha Trang to Hanoi with Vietnam Airlines and we sailed through customs and baggage collection, in record time. Stanstead Airport could really learn something from these guys! I knew that the airport was quite some distance from the town centre, so had to negotiate adeal in a minibus packed full of people for about a pound (30,000 Dong). Along the way, I witnessed the usual hustle and bustle of city life, similar to Ho Chi M...

Before getting to the train station I was nervous about who I would have to share a carriage with on the train. I knew that there would only be two others, but they could have been axe murderers or something - and I was supposed to sleep? On arrival my dorm buddies were present and I was relieved immediately. They introduced themselves politely (who's names I forgot immediately) in a slight Australian accent. I was carrying a bottle of water, they were carryi...

Arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) at about 3:30 pm, absolutely starving, so just had enough time to check into a hotel and find some delicacies that this country had to offer. There are about 7 million inhabitants of HCMC and 3 million motorcycles, so you can imagine what the streets are like. Bikes everywhere, and I mean everywhere. There are no rules to crossing the road apart from 'don't run'!! As you proceed across the road, you feel like you ...