Hi all Well we have so far had 4 days in Nha Trang. Enjoyed the beach sun and relaxation. It seems to rain lots every night but then clears through the day. The sun is very intense and on the first day we were on the beach in the shade and got slightly pink! Couldn't believe it, there are some very red bodies around the town by night time here. Had one day of sightseeing as it was wet in the morning and a bit cooler to be able to wander, however have just mo...

Hi all We had a good couple of days in Hue, really enjoyed the bana pancakes with chocolate for brunch!! The town itself was pretty cool, laid back and lots of nice food places to eat from. Spent a day around the citadel, pretty neat place to meander a day away however still under restoration. We were amazed as you were able to wander anywhere even into the areas they were working on - don't think this would fit in the safety code in NZ. After Hue caught a d...

Hi all Well we have a bit to cover since the last entry. Managed to catch the overnight train to Sapa - bit of a stop start journey but managed to get a bit of sleep!! Sapa was fantastic, cooler than Hanoi and the cloud was amazing, one minute you could hardly see in front of you and the next minute it was clear, then the cloud rolled in again!! Had 2 full day there which we spent trekking into local villages, one was down hill for 3 - 4 hours, luckly we mang...

Hi all, we have survived so far the interesting experience of Hanoi!! Walking out of the airport the humidity hit us, was in the 30 degress with what I would call 100% humidity. After taxiing to the hotel with the constant noise of horn honking we finally decided to hit the streets. This was chaos scooters and cars going in all directions, no stopping at the intersections just negotiating their way through. Don;t know which form of transport is safest, car, s...