Day 21 - Well, who would have thought it, a great nights sleep listening to the forest noises and a few squirrels on the roof, or monkeys or bears!! Off to breakfast all ready to start the trek to the 1000 year old tree as it starts by the restaurant. Pancake and a brew for breakfast and the 7km trek began. A slight climb to start which early in the morning burned the ageing legs! At the top of the first climb I was asked for my photo with a Vietnamese teenager,...

Day 20 - .........Knock on the compartment door at 03:30 and it was time for the woman to get off the train so it was just the two of us again all the way to Nimh Binh. Awoke at about 7am to have a bit of breakkie, after finally figuring out how to operate the boiling water so noodles it was. Average at best but did a job!! We got to Ninh Binh at just after 8am so we were given a knock just before to make sure we were ready to get off. Off the train we were inst...