We arrived in the bustling city of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) after another overnight train. After sitting in the hotel lobby from 5 am to 9 am waiting for our rooms, we hopped on a minibus to go visit the Cu Chi Tunnels. These tunnels were used by the the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. There were over 250km of tunnels built and had sleeping quarters, hospitals and schools. The tunnels were only 80cm high but there was a section that was expanded so that westerne...

Our next location in Vietnam was a beach town called Nha Trang. We were all excited to get to the beach and see some sun. Unfortunately a 10 hour day train was in the way. Needless to say no one was too thrilled to have to take it. It wasn't India bad but not great. My seat was in permanent recline mode and the cockroaches sharing our journey were a bit disconcerting. We arrived in Nha Trang late in the evening to head straight to bed. Nha Trang was consid...

We arrived in Vietnam a little lighter...Jen's bag never made it from Nepal. We got checked into our hotel which was right in the heart of Old Hanoi. We spent our first full day wandering around the lake which was pretty interesting since everyone was getting their wedding photos done. We had our first taste of Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) which was great. That night we met up with our tour group which consisted of 13 plus the tour leader and went out for a g...