Yesterday morning we woke up early, ready for our trip to the Mekong Delta (after 4 hours sleep). The bus was due to leave at 7.30 and take us 110 km to the south west of Vietnam. The roads are pretty slow going, so it took 2 hours 30 mins! When we got there, we got on a boat and went along the river Mekong. We saw a floating market, and visited an island where the locals make all sorts from rice and coconuts. We bought some rice paper, which is actually pretty t...

Currently sat having a Saigon beer and a banana daiquiri after our first day in Saigon. We got up pretty early and tried out the shower! Wow! Worst shower ever!! Paul had a full English with fries?! We booked a trip for tomorrow, then made our way to Saigons tallest tower! It was quite an adventure as the roads are absolutely crazy! I don't think they've heard of a red light, and there's certainly no green man!!! The rules seem to be that if you walk slowly, ...

We've made it! The journey was long, but it all went to plan, which was a slight miracle after the problems with the cancelling of flights and then having to put our luggage underneath! The plane was impressive, though we still didn't manage to get very much sleep. We landed in Vietnam at 8pm, and it took over an hour to get our visas! We then did some taxi haggling and made it to the city at about 10.30pm. We walked down a little alley and booked into a hotel. ...