Day 22: Tueasday 8th March - Hanoi. By Chris.We woke up early and had a great buffet breakfast before setting off to visit the 'Dead' body of Ho Chi Minh. I say 'dead' becuase loads of people claimed that he was a wax work figure, I couldn't make up my mind, but whatever he was, it was really weird!The rest of the day consisted of us visiting a Temple of Literature which proved to be pretty cool and not atall like a Library which I had initially thought!We explor...

Day 20: Sunday 6th March - Halong Bay. By ChrisWe arrived in Halong Bay ready to board our day long boat trip, however upon arriving the weather was too poor for any boats to go out and so for the time being we were left waiting for a gap in the clowds to appear.We killed time by playing cards, and then went for an explore around the town but there really was nothing to do there apart from going out to sea so the day was a bit of a downer as for me, this was goin...

Day 16: 2nd March 2011 - Hoi An. By Chris We arrived here after a very long train journey but as soon as we got to the Hotel we were rejuvenated immediately! The hotel was amazing yet again, rooftop swimming pool does help we felt! Hoi An is an amazing place free from the abundance of tourism we had become accustomed to in the majority of the previous locations, it had an almost Mediterranean feel to it which was really relaxing and calming. The canal that ran th...

Day 14: Mon 28th Feb (by AJ). Nha Trang beach and monkey Island We arrived into Nha Trang at 5am and so all slept for a bit at the hotel before a walking tour around the beach, town and backpackers area. The town looked very French - was so pretty! That afternoon, we all had a much needed BEACH DAY!! The sea was a bit choppy but we attempted a swim, sunbathed and played lots of beach volley ball - which got very competitive, especially as the sea kept destroyi...

Day 11. (Fri 25th Feb) by AJ.Cambodia/Vietnam border to Chau DocWe had a long bus journey today to the Cambodia/Vietnam border but everyone slept most of the way ... definitely the worst hangover of the trip so far! But managed to get to Stan the man's restaurant to pick up our pack lunch at 7am!! We had to carry our own bags over the border this time through lots of little check point huts - glad we were part of a tour otherwise we wouldn't have had a clue what ...