We got in to our room in Nha Trang around 1pm in the early hours of the morning, this due to the problem that the hotels and guesthouses are full from people not yet haven checked out of the rooms, as we had arrived at 7am on the overnight bus. Nha Trang had a much easier going feel to it than some other parts of Vietnam, so for the remainder of the first day we soaked up the atmosphere and hunted out some good places to eat. Pretty tired from bus journeys that ...

Hue once served as the political capital of Vietnam from 1802 to 1945 under 13 emperors. Today it is no longer a capital, but a crumbling world heritage site spread out in and around the new expanding city. We only had one night in Hue so had to be specific with our time, with time short we made use of the guesthouse staff and hired two of them and their scooters to take us around two of the sights. Before we set out on our trip which would be in the afternoo...

Ask yourself this question, would you step out in front of a moving vehicle you know wont stop? Well what about several moving vehicles you know wont stop?! Well if your answer is ‘no’, you wouldn’t get past the front door of the hotel in Vietnam. To cross a road its simple, you walk to the kerb and pause for a second or two to be seen. Look for a slight gap in the traffic, take a deep breath and step out! Looking directly at the vehicle you are about to ...

Ask yourself this question, would you step out in front of a moving vehicle you know wont stop? Well what about several moving vehicles you know wont stop?! Well if your answer is ‘no’, you wouldn’t get past the front door of the hotel in Vietnam. To cross a road its simple, you walk to the kerb and pause for a second or two to be seen. Look for a slight gap in the traffic, take a deep breath and step out! Looking directly at the vehicle you are about to ...