Because we'd crammed 2 tours in on one day, we had free wandering time today. First stop was Bên Thành markets so we set out to tackle navigating under our own steam. Crossing the road in Saigon is a fairly daunting task at first - wait for a small break in the deluge of cars and bikes, then holding hands cross in a steady pace and allow the motorbikes to flow around you. Steve was pleasantly surprised that the street vendors didn't hassle us too hard to buy th...

We all slept very well after being awake for 21.5 hours. Woke up at 5am local time so had an early brekkie. Lots of different Asian goodies to try at the hotel buffet. Tried dragon fruit for the first time and lots of delicious fruit juices. Our tour guide Lam met us at reception at 8am. Our first day was supposed to be a tour of the city but because the traffic was going to be much more hectic tomorrow, our tour guide said we'd be better doing the Cu Chi tunnel...

Blog by Sue: After 6 months of waiting, we're finally off on our long awaited family holiday to Vietnam. After a very early start (4.30a.m) with an 8 o'clock flight to Singapore we were on our way. We were very fortunate to probably have the best seats in "cattle class", right at the front of our section, so there were no seats in front which meant more leg room! Having a 3 hour stop in Singapore meant a great chance to do some duty free shopping. I think Steve...

After our drive from Newcastle to Canberra, our first stop was to go & check into our hotel. After dropping off our luggage, we headed off to Cockington Green. It's about 20 years since Steve & I had been. We certainly noticed a difference.

Trying to stay focused & get packing. Keep finding other things to distract me from the job at hand lol.