We are on our junk boat in the bay of Halong. We have our own little cabin on board which is our little retreat with water views. We are putting around between the huge stone islands and have just finished an amazing lunch of seafood. We wern't expecting restaurant quality but have been blown away. Can't wait for dins. Everyone else on board is from Denmark and Holland. We had been hoping for some folk as young as us but they are 2 groups of families. They are al...

Kicking back at the Win hotel in crazy Vietnam. We are in the old quarter of Hanoi and our hotel is an old 5 story house that is full of charm and character. It is fantastic. The traffic is just nuts. I'm not really sure that there are any road rules apart from the requirement to use your horn every 50 meters. Intersections just have people going in every direction but somehow it all works. I wouldn't ever want to have to drive here. Crossing the roads on foot...

So I said to Jac after boarding the plane and seeing the person in front sit down "this guy looks like the sort of a****** who puts his seat back". Sure enough we hadn't even taxied out and it was back. Air Asia has plenty of leg room on long haul flights but locally they are built for, well Asians, with their little stumpy legs. Now it's not enough that my little Asian mate in front looks like he ran full ball into a brick wall and cushioned the impact with...

We came across our first pet store today. We saw these rodents called chinchillas that are a cross between rabbits, rats and squirrels. Very weird. Also midget hamsters which were cute. Taj would love a whole lot to play with. Bought a new pair of shorts for swimming. Billabongs for $25. I finally got to buy something. Burst out of the front of my old ones in Thailand. Guess it happens when you're so big! (my belly people, my belly). Although we have both lost ...

Back in KL. May all be in the mind but once we got back we started feeling better. Maybe just being away from the smells of Phuket that will always be associated with the mother of all sickness. We had a nice relaxing day and night just wandering although is pretty warm. Had contact with everyone which was lovely (hi everyone). Staying at the airport tomorrow before our 6am flight to Vietnam on Friday. Will again be a relaxing day as we are planning 2 tour...