Hello again. Brief update before I leave for Saigon tonight. Am utterly dreading Saigon actually, after the relative peace and quiet of Hoi An... not sure I can cope with much more motorbike dodging. If it comes to the worst, I'll just stay in my room and read (reading The Quiet American at the moment, how fitting, and a fantastic read) and only venture outside to go to the Chinese consulate for a new visa etc. Spent the morning on one of the most fantastic...

Hello everyone. Still no real up-to-date photographs I'm afraid, but I'm working on it. Just slightly difficult to find an internet cafe with a working USB/CD-rom connection around here... yes, I know, how do these people survive. Arrived at Hoi An/Vietnam yesterday around midday, after a very long bus trip from Hanoi, 15 hours, and obviously I ended up sitting next to the loon who wouldn't stop singing. The only toilet stop on the trip was for guys only, so...