What an interesting couple of days - and a miracle that we have survived them! Friday night was our party for the village. After trips up and down the steps of our hotel, we eventually got down all the supplies we had bought! When we arrived in the village, people were very excited. The priest decided to take us on a tour of the extended village, stopping on the way to deliver a blanket we'd bought for an old lady with an amputated leg (see photos from last...

We are now coming up to our last couple of days in Da Lat. It's been a great week. Wednesday we went back out to the village. We took with us all the stuffed animals, books, pens, crayons, etc that we'd had donated from Australia, plus some extra stuff we'd bought. We went to the little school room and gave it to the kids and teacher there. At first they weren't too sure what to do, as I don't think they realized it was all for them. Once they caught on though, i...

We are now settled in Da Lat. I much prefer it here to Saigon - less traffic, friendlier people and nicer surroundings. Sunday I went wandering, and despite Marg promising us that it is "impossible to get lost in Da Lat", I naturally proved her wrong and got miserably lost. I didn't mind though, there isn't one city anywhere in the world I've been to where I haven't got lost, so don't see why this should be any different! I still reckon the best way...

Our last day in Saigon on Friday was our rest day - a good thing too, as Naomi and I were both sick! Think it was the dodgy eggs we'd had for breakfast the morning before, as ours were a lot more raw than everyone elses. So thank god for Imodium! We went to lunch, then just chilled, and our five amazing guides from the orphanage came to dinner and drinks with us - we shouted them it, very well deserved, had it not been for them, we'd probably be laying in a gu...

It's been another busy couple of days in Vietnam. On Wednesday we decided to do a tour of the Mekong River. We were up early and into the city to catch our bus. We drove for an hour and a half, before boarding our boat. The tour took us to the coconut candy factory, where we had a tour (very nice too!). Then we walked through the island and headed to lunch at a little noodle place. We got the boat to another island, and tried some of the fruits - we weren't t...