Landed very early in Singapore (5am) and had a few hours to kill before we ventured out. Singapore airport is huge so it took a little while to get our bearings. Got our hand luggage stashed and ventured outside to a nearby cafè & facilities centre where we had a shower, change of clothes and tried to local coffee Kopi. Booked our first Grab ride (which is a bit like Uber) and set off into the city. We haven't seen our friend Denise for about 10 years so we me...

It's been 11 years since our last departure through an international gate. Also our latest departure at 11.20pm 😴 A bit daunting seeing AFP carrying assault rifles in the terminal but I guess that's the way things are now. Uber driver to the terminal was Daniel; a lovely young bloke who's family was originally from Sudan. Spoke 4 languages and his wife was named Sue! What are the odds. Hoping to get some zzzzz on the plane before we hit Singapore at 5am ...

The flight back to Saigon was comfortable. Business class no less and about the only time we can afford to fly that way. We were the only ones in the front of the plane. It was all very lah-dee-dah with material placemats, personal service and plenty of legroom. Sue commented that she could get used to that but Vietnam would be about the only place we could afford it. The Liberty Central in Saigon is literally a stones throw from the Bin Tanh markets and is very...

Went to the big floating pavalova for brekkie. Basically a hotel style buffet but the food was of pretty good standard. Sue wasn't well so Daniel and Steve set out to explore the citadel. It was pouring rain (the first since being in Hue) and so a cab was the best way to go. As luck would have it, we stepped out of the cab right next to the cyclo driver from the day before. He recognised Steve and greeted him cheerfully, obviously keen to make another sale with t...

Had a lazy start to the day. Missed brekkie at the hotel (what a shame) and went to the DMZ for yummy banana crepes and omlettes. Daniel wasn't feeling well so he decided to stay at the hotel for now while Sue and Steve grabbed a cab to the markets. It was very hot again today. Sue commented that if this was their autumn, I don't think we'd cope in summer. The local markets were very crammed and stuffy. We were on the hunt for a soft-sided travel bag (mainly to ...