Hi Everyone, Finally, Cambodia! This is the part of the trip that I have been looking forwad to.... The first place we visited in Cambodia was Phenom Penh, to reach it we had a extreamly bumpy and hot bus trip... none the less we arrived. In Phenom Penh, we started by visiting the Golden Palace of the King of Cambodia... this is where disaster struck!!! Elise fell very ill and was forced to go back to the hotel, she had contracted a violent stomach bug!! Th...

Hey, elise here, Ive been assigned the task of writing about Saigon, however considering we've been a bit slack on the blog front it was quite some time ago and therefore is a bit difficult! We arrived in Saigon on the overnight train, this time we were'nt in first class with four people in a tiny room, we were in second class with six people in a tiny cabin! Tom was on the top bunk and i was on the bottom. The bunks were so small that you couldnt even sit up in ...

Hi All, Nha Trang, the waterside paradise.... bit of a dissapointment. While in Nha Trang we went on a full-day boat cruise, we went snorkelling and ate a sea food lunch. The snorkelling was ok, there were heaps of jelly fish, the didnt leave any lasting stings. I was still feeling rather ill so i spent basically the whole day in the water... the rocking boat didnt bode well for my ruined stomach! Probably the most exciting part of the day was when, while we ...

Hi All, Hoi An is great, we went the tailors here. I had a suit and winter coat made while Elise had a purple top and pants made. Very Nice.... Relatively cheap.. We also visited the markets in Hoi An, we bought silk (satin) sleeing bags for the dodgy sleeper train. Also some presents! Tom

Hey Everyone, here is the info on our night in Hue, as promised... We went to a Bar called DMZ, very nice. It had old school Aussie music like Cold Chisel, Men at Work ect. We drank alot of BIA LARUE, a very nice vietnamese beer. After about 1hr of solid drinking it deteriorated to shots and Johnny Walker Black straight. I blame our tour guide, very bad influence!!!! We played many a pool game agaist a pair of pool sharks who would build up your confidence by le...