We jumped in a taxi and headed 45 minutes to Danang... We checked into our hotel (which smelt a little :/ ) and then got a taxi to Marble mountain. I had no idea what was there and thought I would take my chances with it, we were pleasantly surprised… except for the fact I actually climbed a mountain (I wasn't greatly impressed at the time, it almost killed me) Lee on the other hand thought it was fab, especially when we wondered into a cave and a small Viet...

Hoi An has been incredibly… it is known for its tailor shops which are everywhere you look and the town its self its beautiful, especially at night when the streets are lit up with lanterns! The beach here is really nice aswell! On 2nd day we decided to head to the beach, while having lunch a lady named Lan came over to try and sell us some jewelry, she began chatting to us and teaching us about the Vietnamese culture. She said she earns 200,000 dong a week,...

Finally at the beach, The train wasn't as bad as it sounds... we were in a 'hard sleeper' room which had 6 berths, 3 on each side, the berths were almost like bunk beds, stacked up on the walls. We were on the bottom, which is by far the best, I've heard stories of people being on the top and having a few rats joining them on their trip. Our train left at 5pm so after a few hours it was totally dark and we didn't get to make the most of the view which is a sha...

After landing in Ho Chi Minh City on the 18th we jumped in a taxi to go the hotel, instantly we were amazed with how many motorbikes were on the roads, I would guess that to every car there must have been about 30 or 40 motorbikes... Crazy!!! Plus, I've notice they seem to drive on the pavements, cut corners and turn around whenever they please regardless of how many bikes and cars and coming towards them. Once we got out of the taxi we had to cross the road t...

The Elephant Nature Park... where to start! It's about an hour away from Chiang Mai itself, right in the middle of the mountains. It's probably the only safe place for elephants in Thailand. on Monday (8th) we turned up at the office after dragging ourselves out of bed at 7am (which is really difficult seeing as we are in such a relaxed routine). We met a few of the other volunteers, became acquainted with the 8 dogs, 5 cats and a chicken that were casually r...