Chuc Mung Nam Moi! Happy Chinese New Year! I was lucky enough to get the timing right, as we were spending New Year's Eve in a communist country closely linked with China and as a result the celebrations were great. Am currently in Hoi An in Vietnam, a Unesco World Heritage Site. And admittedly, since my travels in Asia, it is the first town with some character, some charm. There was a brilliant fireworks display at 12:15am (a bit random, I know) and it lasted ...

Hello again, and this time it is hello from Vietnam. Just a short update on my travels as it is nearly bed time for me! After leaving Phnom Penh, we travelled to the Vietnamese border. Everybody was still quite tired after getting up at 5:30am and so the time passed by fairly quickly. Helped (or not some may argue) by being shown the film 'The transformers'. The Vietnamese border crossing was surprisingly efficient and everything went smoothly. A few hours late...