Ho Chin Minh (Saigon) 21-24th April Well the journey to Saigon was real smooth until we hit the flood water, which was about 5 minutes after we left Mui Ne. The rain was monsoonal and the water rose so quickly people had no time to prepare! We were happy to be in our bus well above the flood water, those riding motorbikes weren't so lucky, many had stopped at the side of the road to do quick repairs on their bikes, others had just given up and sat in shops w...

Mui Ne, 19-21 April We went to Mui Ne to see what a beach retreat in Vietnam would be like, we came out with a bit of a different experience but a great one nonetheless. Unfortunately our bus dropped us up where the older beach resorts were. This would have been lovely were it not for the rapid rate of beach erosion which meant that the sea was knocking on the back door of most of the resorts rather than gently lapping the shore a few meters beyond it. Not ...

Hi Everyone, Sorry its been so long since we posted anything up, I'm aiming to catch up with it all today, starting with our most recent adventure: Easy Riding in Dalat 18th April We arrived in Dalat yesterday afternoon after a 5 hour bus journey from Nha Trang. Dalat is high up in Vietnam's central highlands so we appreciated the 24 Deg temperatures we were greeted with when stepping off of the bus! This made it a lot easier to trek over 500m uphill to our hot...

Nha Trang 14th-16th April Some complications with our card meant we only just made the sleeper bus to Nha Trang (an 11 hour journey). This had the combined effect of me (Alex) and Sophie not being able to sleep next to each other and me having to sleep in between to French couples. There was little to separate the beds and I'm pretty sure they had garlic for dinner, not good! Nha Trang was very much a sun and sand holiday resort for backpackers, ex-pats a...

Hoi An 12th-15th April Hoi An was a cool place, by the riverside feels a bit like being in France if it wasn't for the heat and humidity (which we are getting a bit sick of by now). Thankfully our hotel had a swimming pool (most of the hotels do here, and for good money! $8 a night each for a 3 star hotel). There were some pretty delightful French style bakeries which sold the best chocolate croissants ever! After eating at one of these we got down to the...