We arrived in Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon) on Sunday 20 October 2013 in the early hours after another 10hour sleeper bus journey on which I could not sleep! One thing I will not miss in Asia! This already looks like a nicer city than Hanoi! Checked in to the Vietnam inn hostel where quite a few people that we've met along the way are staying! Got another 3bed room for us which is nice. I'm feeling poorly now after lots of late nights in nha trang, sore throat & ...

Well what can I say, the best time we've had yet is here in nha trang! We loved our hostel, they were so nice & helpful there, the beach was gorgeous, we made lots of friends & had many a great night out at our local, the sailing club! Got involved with all the locals who loved our dancing! Took a day trip to vinpearl by cable car, enjoyed the waterpark & aquarium. Enjoyed a day at the mud bath & mineral springs spa, that was an experience! Enjoye...

Nice journey down coast & up mountains on bus,arrived in hoi an early evening where we stayed 2nights at a good hostel called The Sunflower, met up with Darryl & Laurie who I met on the bus! Had a few nice evenings with them. Like hoi an the best so far,u can see there's more money here!hired mopeds, I drove with saraya on back & Sophie went on back of Darryl's such good fun, felt like a local beeping away!! Had a nice day on the lovely beach there, j...

Hue was nice, we only did one night which was 20min drive from the city to a lovely new up & coming backpackers accommodation on a private beach called The Beach Bar, lovely family run place, Michel the owner from France and his Vietnamese wife & little boy Louis who was so sweet, we hired bossy boards & Louis came with us having fun in the waves! So tired after long trip overnight on sleeper bus so was lovely to relax on the beach! Hue city seemed si...

So we experienced the sleeper bus from Hanoi to ninh binh! It's like bunk beds, 3rows, 2levels! I didn't like yesterday's journey,I was at the very back, bottom bunk but 3 people together! I was too big for that space! Ninh binh was less busy than Hanoi, a lovely town, still very poor & run down though! We only did 1night, today we got taxi to Tam Coc where we walked up a small mountain & though a sacred bagoda to see lovely views then through a village...