Tuesday 12th May Today was a early start we left the hostel at 8am to get to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex as they stop letting people in after 10.30am this is the final resting place of Ho Chi Minh. Despite Ho Chi Minh requesting cremation this was ignored and the complex was opened in 1975 were the embalmed corpse is opened to the public to pay there respects. We just expected to see a coffin but how wrong were we, you actually get to see the body and he ...

Hi guys, So its now Monday evening and very tired due to a fun filled few days and lack of sleep. Saturday 9th May, Hanoi Today we headed out to explore Hanoi Old Quarter with Lex, Gareth, Keith, Natalie and Sarah. We all decided to do the walking tour of Hanoi according to the Lonely Planet guide. It started at St Joseph's cathedral but prior to that we also had a look around the Pagoda around the corner from the hostel. Interesting and colourful but generall...

Hiya to you all, So anyway its now Saturady 9th May nearing midnight here so about 6pm your time. (Vietnam are an hour behind China.) We arrived in Vietnam about 4pm yesterday. Just a quick re-cap as we haven't done a blog entry since our 1st day in Nanning-mainly because theres not a lot to say. We basically stayed 3 nights in total, the 3rd just because we wanted another lazy day. Our days consisted of sleeping late, internet, films and chatting. And then our ...