Nice sleep in this morning. Boy, did I need it! I had an iced coffee for breakfast this time - it's what the locals drink & it's like a shot of amphetamine. The hot coffee is revolting because they use sickly sweet treacly condensed milk in it, but I've discovered the proper way to drink it here now. A glass filled up with crushed ice and a tar-like substance poured over it. As the ice melts it slowly turns into an invigorating ice cold sweet & bitter cof...

I'm getting to like Saigon, as we get used to it. The biggest challenge is crossing the road. There are thousands upon thousands of scooters buzzing along every street, every alleyway, and pedestrians appear to have no rights whatsoever. The trick is to step out into the road confidently when the flow eases off slightly, and keep going at a steady pace in a straight line. So long as you don't do anything unpredictable, the cars and bikes will steer around you. Yo...