Thurs 25th: got into hanoi at 7:30. spoke to these 3 people at bus stop and walked to a hotel with them. room wasnt ready till 10 and then had to share with a guy as the hotel then said a room wont be ready till 12. got really pissed off, 1st time on trip. daytime just strolled around hanoi, saw tortoise lake and botanic gardens - gardens were absolutely crap and i had to pay to see them. really s***, avoid!. in evening booked ticket to halong bay through hanoi b...

MON: caught bus to hue. got into hue at 12:30, found a hotel called the pheonix. for rest of day walked around the citadel. not much there, nice photos tho. got a cyclo back to hotel, was a bit more expensive than tuk tuk but got a couple of photos taken by the driver so didnt mind. in evening went to a quiet restaurant. went back early as bus picking me up at 6am. fell asleep at 9:30. TUES: up early to go on tour of the DMZ (demilitarized zone), was quite inter...

SUN: the next night bus will be met by fear!! why dont they use beds than chairs if the damn things wont move much past horizontaland how many 4ft backpackers do they have travelling on their buses. anyway it was an experience. i was hoping to be stuck next to 3 swedish girls, the odds were quite high seeing theres loads in town. 3 butch english guys will have to suffice. got in hoi an totally unprepared. started walking out of town, not the best feeling at 6am w...

18th THURS: caught bus to nha trang, said 4hrs but was 6hrs, had seat to myself and alot of leg room. journey down was amazing, looking down mountain to plateu and distant mountains. walked around with people to find hostel. staying in 24hr hotel $6 a night, cheapest could find, quite nice tho. walked around backpackers area and along beach. beach looks nice, some tidy waves now and again. in night went to a couple of bars, the red room or something, met a couple...

14th SUN: up early for bus ride to mui ne. 5hrs in total. probably the most dangerous of the bus rides . got to mui ne about 12:30. met a girl getting off the bus and we started looking for accom. in end it was cheaper to share a room, works out about $6per nite. called mui ne dreams. there is no beach by us. they've built right up to the water. beach further down, not sure how far. met some guys, played cards with them. then 3 of us went to white sand dunes for ...