Right today we went on a cooking course and we got taken to the market and shown all the different veg, herbs meat etc and i bought a full knife set and then we were taken on a boat trip up the river to the cooking skool were we had the vietnamese Gordon Ramsay showing us how its done he was just like him cold and shouted alot. so when im home i'll be able to cook up a storm. I have gotten 2 jackets made, a dress, today i got a skirt and shirt made and a pair of...

We got a bus today to Hoi An which is 4 hours from Hue. The bus was old and rickidy, not very comfortable with a lunatic of a driver. He was very aggressive and he had to beep his horn every 20 seconds and it was so bloody loud. I got to sleep but it was broken by the hoots. There was this cute little girl in the seat infront and across from me so i played peek a boo with her she was a little darling. We got to Hoi An and were met by teams of hotel owners and m...

Hue Final Day We got up early today to get a tour of the Imperial City. Hue was once the capital of Vietnam and all the power came from here. Now that's not the case. It was beautiful full of colour and history. The last emporer was 8 years old when he came into power that's mad. There was once 100 buildings in the imperial palace but the America Vietnam war destoried all except 5 buildings. You can see bulit holes in the huge metal pots that sit in the court ...

We got a flight to Hue today. Wow from the plane this coast line is spectacular. the streets are big and long so it felt like we were walking for a while. We just chilled out today. Our hotel is unreal im sitting in our room typing this on our computer and they gave us some dvds and there is loads of food here too. Seriously Vietnam is full of transport postitutes "Hey hey you want ride is very cheap best ride of your life $2" this is what they say. T...

Last Day Hanoi I'm bloody wrecked today and so is George and we are both ready to leave Hanoi. But we gave it one last stab and hit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the Hanoi Hilton Prison (which is where they should have shoved Paris), the museum of Ethnography, the Hom market, the cinema and I got a pedicure in this fancy spa for $10. bloody hell we did a lot actually. Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum was so busy when we turned the corner to view the building about500 meters a...