Hello from Hue! We got here by another sleeper bus. I'm actually finding it easier to sleep on moving transport than in a bed now which is kind of weird. This time we had very cheesy and very poorly filmed (and acted) Vietnamese television and music videos. There is a reason why the Vietnamese don't make action films. We also had a toilet stop somewhere, and the memory will haunt me always. I love love love British service stations. We don't appreciate them enoug...

So I have been upgraded to official STA Explorer and now I really am a celebrity (well, not really but the nearest I've got to stardom since the attention I got in China). They think I am "young, fit and adventurous" as that is what they're calling me. There is also a fairly detailed description of me and I was really freaked out for a while thinking they had spies following me around or something, until I remembered I had told them all this information...

Hello! eugh I am poorly so I am afraid this will not be a very sprightly blog. I think I have food poisoning which is not particularly good especially when it kicks in at the start of a bumpy four hour bus journey. I did however manage not to throw up on the bus which I think is an impressive feat and also retained my popularity with my tour group. The driving in Vietnam is even worse outside of the city. It's like a big race and vehicles overtake each other co...

So I have arrived safe and sound in Vietnam. I didn't do much on my last day in China but spent the day on another elusive hunt for my train tickets. This time when I tracked down the random tower-block they told me I needed to go to the train station. That's the last time I book through a tour operator! Then I had fun spending my last Yuan, for 80 Yuan (8 pounds) I bought: shoes, two pairs of socks, a T-shirt, a wallet, lunch and dinner. Sweet. At the train sta...

Oh I feel really sad to be leaving China tomorrow. It's the first place I've been sad to leave (except England of course). The more I see of it the more I love it. The people here are so lovely and friendly and I haven't met anyone who has been nasty or mean or anything, which is very unusual! Each place I've been to in China has been completely different as well, even the cities, although they are all essentially the same. Nanning is in Guangxi, which is the m...