And like the sands of a 24-hour glass, day 5 of our trip has reached its end. > Up at 7.10am so that we would be down at breakfast at 7.30 and ready to go by 8pm. Picked up by TNK tours at 8.05am. > 1.5 hour ish drive through Saigon outskirts to Cu chi tunnels - where the South Vietnam communist army, 'the Vietcong' operated from during the 'American war' as it is called here, or the 'Vietnam war' as it is called elsewhere. Was very interesting. They had ...

Day 4 Morning activities: - Delightful breakfast at the hotel with some Vietnamese coffee which Matty ranked 5/10. Odd taste but was nice and strong. - War Remnants Museum - awesome activity however still need to figure out why the US of A got involved. We just learnt about the horrible war crimes they committed which were pretty gruesome. - Cathedral and Post Office. - Lunch at a sweet place in town recommended by the hotel boss. Don't really know what I go...

Our day started out with a well deserved sleep in (till ~8.30) after two days of activities. We packed up and went down for a toast breakfast then it was off to flag down a taxi to head to the MBK shopping centre in Siam district. For the FIRST time we got a 'from the get go' honest taxi driver who started the meter without us having to request it. And another bonus, he understood where we wanted to go. Double win. Bought some exercise tops at MBK then went back...