I wake up this morning with a swollen face. My left cheek is puffed up along my jaw line, and it's fairly sore. I'm not really too sure what it is. Time to call on my local Vietnamese friend. I go for coffee with tea and explain to her what my issue is. She decides that a trip to the pharmacy is in order. She chats with the pharmacist, who asks me some basic questions like if I feel sick or have a fever. Next thing I know I have 3 sets of medication, that I need...

Up at stupid o'clock to meet Sinh for breakfast in the usual place. I tallk to him about me thinking about buying a Moto, I want to get his thoughts. The bike I am thinking about is a Honda Win, of course not a real Honda Win, one that is made in China, as it is considerably cheaper. Of course Sinh tells me that they are not good bikes and that Vietname people don't want to buy anything from China. I expected his response, but I am leaning towards the purchase re...

So today Tea invites me to her house for lunch, with her brother and his fiance. They are going to cook for me. So this is pretty cool, another insight in to how people live here. She picks me up and takes me to her house. It is literally just one room. With a washing area off it, for shower, toilet and washing. They make a feast, with rice, spicy pork, spinach soup, tomato mackeral and deep fried tofu. Delicious. Really really good. Tea tells me how she buys fre...

Up early again for breakfast with Tea and Sinh. It's good because it gets me out of bed early and so I make the most of my day. Breakfast is always between 8 and 9. Luckily today it is not raining so no need for my sexy raincoat this time. ----- I have decided that today I am going to rent a motorbike and give it a spin. Having never rode a motorbike before I am somewhat nervous about this, especially given what I have seen on the roads here, but I think to mys...

Very lazy morning, don't even bother to get breakfast. Tea picks me up after she finishes work and we go to Da Nang, it is the largest close city, about 30km away. The road is fantastic, two lanes each way and finished in Tarmac probably the best road I have seen in Vietnam. When we get to Da Nang I can see the coast, beautiful sandy beach stretching round as far as I can see. We stop the bike and take a walk in the sand, glorious. People are playing volleyball a...