Before catching a flight to Saigon we took a trip up to Marble Mountain which was beautiful. The temples at the top were inside amazing caves which you could walk down into. Once we made our way back down the hundreds off steps we climbed to get to the top we headed off to the airport. Saigon - WOW. We took a Cyclo tour of the the city which was great and it looked stunning as it got dark and all the lights came on. We visited the post office, which was an amazi...

Arriving at lunchtime we checked into hotel then headed out to get our bearings and to grab some lunch. We found a great cafe which served the most delicious food!! After this i wondered around for a while then visited one of the many tailored clothes shops. Well after hours of being measured, selecting material, styles of clothes ect i left with an appointment to return the next day for a fitting - wow 1 day and my clothes made for me! That evening a few of us...

So after the hectic city of Hanoi it was nice to chill out on the train overnight to Hue, well, that was until we discovered we were not alone in the cabin - There was a mouse running around!!! Oh my goodness i have never wrapped myself so tightly up in a sleeping bag, even around my head!! Managed to get some sleep but was glad when we arrived at our destination!! Once all checked into the hotel and a quick freshen up we headed out for a motorbike tour of Hue...

So after our homestay experience it was an early start to head towards the Laos/Vietnam boarder. Crossing the boarder was fairly quick and easy. Eventually after a long days drive we arrived in Ninh Binh - where we stayed over night before continuing our bus journey to Halong Bay. Didn't get much of a chance to explore Ninh Binh but it was very noisy with all the traffic and beeping of horns and the streets very dirty - i couldn't wait to leave and disappointe...