Vietnam - I loved the feel of Hanoi as a city. First night we had two double rooms and then the second we were moved into one massive room. Hotel was lovely. Spend most of a day mooching around the city, got lunch out in a cafe overlooking the lake and generally relaxed. The traffic in the city is purely motorbikes and to cross the road is a bit sketchy. If you creep across the bikes dodge you... hopefully! The humidity is immense - nothing dries, not even my hai...

Pushkar, India - Arrived here about lunch time. Had a lovely lunch at the Moondance Cafe, sitting in a beautiful garden. Pushkar was an awesome place, my favourite of India i think. Wish we could have stayed a bit longer. There is still the hassle from shops but its got a more friendly and chilled out feel. probably because its holy and the old wacky backy is quite an in thing! Lots of western people were about - many hippies inparticular. After mooching down the...

Jaipur - India The day that we arrived back in Delhi after the long journey we had booked a mini trip with a driver to go to Rajasthan. We left at about 3 in the afternoon and arrived in Jaipur at 8pm. The hotel had a bit of a strange feel to it, possibly just because we were all so shattered. Our bags were taken to our rooms and straight away we were shown how to lock the door and call reception!! Then a second guy came in, told us the same but added 'if t...