Thursday 21st May 2009, Nha Trang We arrived in Nha Trang at about 6:15am and after being picked up and checked in we then had a few hours kip. After showering and putting on the bikins we headed to the beach which was about a 10 minute walk. We decided to get some food 1st having not eaten propably for about 24 hours. Pringles at 10pm last night don't count! With bellys then full we found some sun beds and spend the afternoon sunning ourselves with a few dips i...

Sunday 17th May, Hoi An So after our bus driver believing he was Lewis Hamilton we arrived safely in Hoi An at about 12pm. The drop off point was only around the corner from our hotel so off we went and checked in. And what a hotel it was!! At only $8 a night each we both had a double bed and the hotel was more of a mini resort with villas and outside pool! Yippee-god how we savioured the pool!! We spent the best part of the afternoon around the pool, swimming, ...

Friday 15th May 2009, Hue. We arrived in Hue from Ninh Binh by sleeper bus, arriving about 9 in the morning. What an experience that was, being a bit taller does not come in handy on these buses as theres not alot of room!! I swear everytime we took a bend I felt like I was about to fall off the bed! It didn't help being in the top middle bunk.On arrival there was a man with a board (with names) waiting for us to take us to the hotel. As Vietnam does not really ...

Wednesday 13th May After being brave the night before and deciding to risk are lives on the roads of Vietnam on the back of a motorbike (with helmets don't panic mum!!) we set off to Tam Coc. Tam Coc is known as "Halong Bay on the rice paddies" for it's huge rock formations jutting out of the vibrant green rice paddies Tam Coc definately gives Halong Bay a run for it's money!! We hired a rowing boat to take us around the caves for two hours, rowed by ...

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 ...