Ok Guys we are back from Halong Bay. Just a quick update to let everyone know we had a great time in Halong bay, unfotunately we only have two hours before we are getting on a bus to Laos. I'll make sure we put a longer blog on in a day or two covering the last week. Speak soon Mr P

Thanks to everyone for the messages. We know we got off quite likely, Claire would like to thank my Dad for instilling me with his paranoia. Here's a few examples of my quirks; I have a money belt. All of our valuables are spread between two small bags. One is kept with us the other in the safe in the hotel/hostel we are staying in. All of our clothes are split 50:50 between our two big rucsacs so if one goes missing we both still have clothes. When getti...

Well today we have not seen this pagoda (its another stock image). That's because last night some theiving vietnamese b@$%^$d stole my camera, phone and about 60quid out of my bag on the bus. C#$t! So today we spent the whole day in the police station not getting very far as its not in anyones area. So maybe in three days I get a report, maybe not. On a plus side we have all the photos backed up and it was the small naff camera. But what a waste of a day. Apar...

Today the sun decided to show its face for the first time since we had been to Hoi An so we spent the day sauntering around the town, Its amazing how different places look in the sun. Claire bought some lanterns and we found some very cheap beer. We also had our final fittings for the clothes and shoes which took quite a while. The clothes do look good though. This evening we had to organise hotels, buses and sending clothes home. Bit unsure about moving on as...

Welcome to Hoi An tailoring capital of the world. This small town with three main streets has more tailors per square mile than any other type of shop and everyones family has one. The only place I can imagine where the tailors is open later than the restaurants, We had three nice days in Nha Trang, the second daya was a bit over cast but it was still flipping hot. Monsoon season in Nha Trang seems to mean brilliant sunshine til 3pm then a light drizzle all even...