I get woken up early by the AC being turned off. Apparently it only operates from 6pm to 10am, so you pay extra for an AC dorm, but don't get AC, brilliant! I could really have done with some more sleep today, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen. So I trail myself up and decide that I probably need a shower, based on the fact I am still wearing my clothes from yesterday. ----- We head out to try and change some of our Vietnamese Dong, it's not goin...

So the day is here. Hitch hiking time. I am excited to see how this is going to pan out. I mean Elias has come from France to Vietnam, only having paid a couple of times for transport, so it must be possible. He has a 'magic piece of paper' explaining in Vietnamese what he is doing and asking for a free lift courtesy of google translate, it's not perfect, but it is funny. All checked out and ready to go. The plan is to get a bus out of the centre on to the main r...

So last night was a bad idea. Elias is less than cheerie in the morning as standard, but when he has had a few then night before, insufferable! It is like trying to push an elephant up the stairs, getting Elias to move at anything other than a crawl. We also have to check out this morning incase we decide to hitch hike today. Something I have overlooked, as I frantically stuff all my gear in to my bag, in a haphazard, disorganised flurry of panic. It fits in, les...

I want to go and see the Cu Chi tunnels before I leave HCM and so I have said to Elias if he is interested. He seems up for it, but with Elias you never know. Anyway we check out a few places today and end up booking a tour for tomorrow. Pick up at 8 and should be back around 3. As usual, all timings are taken with a pinch of salt. Elias is keen to start our hitch hiking tomorrow after the tunnels, now, while I'm not against the idea, I just think that we will be...

Right so, enough messing around, I need to get this bike sold. I have made no effort other than getting my bike repaired and cleaned. Not really a conscientious endeavour. So after a morning coffee and tea with Elias it is back to the hostel to create a poster to get my bike sold. To be fair Elias creates the whole poster and I just change the poor English and add a different photo. It is then off to get some copies of this bad boy. I would have thought that this...