This morning we head off at 9am for a guided bike ride. Paap, Tony, John, Lisa, Lindsay and I took in the challenge. I thought we were off to the beach..... We started the cycle with me forgetting they drive on the opposite side of the road... Whoops. Once we were on our way we went off the main road through the local villages. There was lots of farming abc one of the local men who was 84yo showed us how he carries several litres of water and waters his crops. L...

What a brilliant nights sleep! Feeling much better, thanks for asking! This morning we have a cooking class, Paap, Tony, Pippa and I head into town and meet Thanh. She has a little place in town near the dock and she runs a renowned cooking class there. She is a bit of a character and explains everything really well. We made four courses; sweet & sour chicken soup, fried pork spring rolls, papaya salad & fish in banana leaf. All delish!! It was a hot da...

Today we travelled from Hue to Hoi An, about 3 hours in our mini bus. On the way we stopped at a lookout to see the famous China Beach on the South China Sea! We then had to drive via Danang and got to see the beach up close, pretty misty so couldn't see much. But hey, you see one beach you've seen them all right? We arrived in Hoi An around lunch time and checked into the hotel which was a nice one (thank you god!) with a swimming pool and located about 15min...