We left Hanoi at 8am to catch a private bus to Halong city which was approximately 4 hours drive away. Some people were saying that they had been awoken at 2pm by a fire alarm in the hotel that had been set of by 20 plus Vietnamese people leaving early, I didn't hear it and being on the 5th floor wouldn't have helped if it was genuine. The traffic in hanoi is intense I've never seen anything like it, mopeds are everywhere, when the road ahead was too busy they j...

Part 1 We left Hue around 5pm Wednesday by sleep train to Hanoi. the train was very similar to the first train we caught from Ho Chi Minh to Nah Trang. I managed to grab the bottom bunk again which i was happy about, i just cant get on the top bunks on these sleeper trains. Some of us went to the dining cart for a few beers and i noticed that it had the same pine decor the first train had. Some of the guys wanted to order food from the train but i didn't, i took...

We left in Hoi An on Monday at noon and I was a bit gutted as it was a really nice town. There wasn't much to do there but if you were into shopping then you could be entertained for days or weeks. I've probably got the worlds longest shirts now too. Thinking now I should of got some tailor made shoes to go with my suit. Before leaving Hoi I posted my clothes, gifts and souvenirs as there was no chance of getting them in my rucksack. The post office came to the h...

I managed to get away from the 3 storey bunk beds which was good, although the train was way below standard of the comfort class that we got from ho chi minh to Nha trang. Gone was the tv and the fake flowers but instead we had the pleasant smell of damp within our room. After the train set off Harr and I went to look for the dining cart for some additional drinks, it must be said the journey wasn't great to say the least. The cart next to us smelt worse, like tr...

I was sorry to leave Ho Chi Minh city, i really enjoyed it, great city, if you ever get to visit Vietnam you need to see Ho Chi Minh. We traveled to Nah Trang by a sleeper train and by sheer chance we were upgraded to comfort class as we were supposed to be in cattle class. From what I've been told cattle class is going to be 3 bunk beds one on top of each other, not sure how that is going to work but as long as i don't get the top bunk i'll be ok. Anyway the com...