So after our experience in Hanoi and reading up on HCMC we were kind of dreading arriving here, but we have been pleasantly surprised and actually are enjoying this city very much. Arriving in Saigon at 7pm on a Saturday night could of been a nightmare but a lovely jolly lady met us off the coach and led us down some alleyways to a guesthouse (more like a family home) and offered us the room for $6, bargain, nice huge room so we were not going to argue. We gave...

So, MuiNe is such a beautiful relaxed place. Bus dropped us at a resort that we managed to barter the room down to $7 for the night. Only staying 1 night. Dumped the bags, got the bekinis on and headed straight to the beach to enjoy the sunshine and stretch off on a lounger after an intense bus trip.Quite friday night spent sat on a balcony with a delicious bottle of Dalat wine for a bargain price, and played cards before we headed to bed at 10pm for a very early...

Hello everyone, Got a spare half hour before our next coach trip so thought i'd fill you in on a little more detail about our time in Vietnam so far! After a smooth flight from Luang, we arrived in HanOi what a shock, its crazy, mopeds everywhere, you just walk to cross the road...don't run, you're more likely to be hit. We tried to book in where our friends were staying, but a man at a hotel told us it was full and took us to another one 'in the same group' a...

Just a quick update to tell you we've been in Vietnam 36 hours, missed the typhoon, and hoping to head off to Halong Bay for 3 days today with friends from uk, Caroline and Jamie. Hanoi is crazy and we have lots of tales but not the time, will update when we get back and get time. So don't worry we're fine!!! loads of love Gill and Karen xxx We are back in Hanoi after an amazing 3 days in Halong Bay (see photos) seems we have been very lucky with the weathe...