Merry Xmas everybody! I really hope you are all feeling very festive and looking forward to be very merry tomorrow! I hope you all have exciting plans for New Year too. I'm in Hanoi, about to hit the Xmas Eve party at Hanoi Backpackers Hostel in the Buffalo Bar then heading to Ha Long Bay for a night on a boat followed by a night on the Castaway Island...... Should be swimming, wake-boarding, kayaking or snorkeling tomorrow and Boxing Day! Then Vietnam is done......

Mui Ne! Arrived at 2am after missing my 3pm bus because Mr Bingh made me drink more Snake Wine. Still, checked into bungalow which was right on the beach and immediately felt at home. Went straight down to sit on the beach, was a great feeling with the sand under my feet, the sound of the waves and the sight of millions of stars. I loved Mui Ne, was a fantastic place. So chilled, lovely beach, great seafood, Kite Surfing and the sand dunes........ So, caught u...

Alrighty then. Quick update on Vietnam. It's bloody hot. Thailand was hot, Cambodia was hotter and Vietnam is hotter still. So, after leaving the Delta by bus hopping a total of about 4 buses following a couple of boat trips and a climb of Sam Mountain to see the Pagoda and views, I found myself in HCMC, (Saigon). Otherwise known as Honda City or Moto City, (9 million people, 5 million mopeds....!). Seriously, the place is crazy - you take your life in your own ...

OK - hello again you lovely people. How were things on this weekend in Blighty? Been busy Christmas shopping, tree decorating, drinking, eating? I really hope everyone is well and looking forward to Christmas. It's weird being out here thinking of everyone back home getting ready for Xmas, the adverts, the food, the horrendous present shopping. Doesn't feel like Christmas at all out here despite the best efforts of the locals, (Christmas trees and tinsel in the...

My journey back to PP was pretty uneventful. I slept most of the way after so many late nights and early starts in Siem Reap. Was good to arrive and get checked in on Lakeside, (I know, I was recommended not to stay here but had friends staying there so made sense, plus I liked it since when you were out the back on the Lake, (well more of a pond or large puddle!), it was very chilled and you could forget you were in PP - almost!). We had a few very chilled night...