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I’m am now in a desperate rush to catch up on blogging before I get too far behind to ever get up to date. So the next few posts are going to be very condensed versions of my travels so far. We arrived in Hanoi tired but for once having … Read More

A light mist rose off the water enveloping the lower ridges of the limestone outcrops littering the ocean in front of me. The junk boat rocked gently in the water its large sails flapping in the light breeze whilst the sun rose in the distance. Similar boats were anchored in … Read More

A tourist spot by location rather then design Nah Trang has a fair few interesting sights, although short on time we managed to cram it all into one action packed day. Our tour guide for the day was a slightly crazy permanently drunk Danish guy – luckily he wasn’t also … Read More

Wallowing in mineral mud and soaking in mineral water the perfect way to spend the day before a 12 hour nighttime bus journey. Our last day in Nah Trang and we’d got up late due to late night so we spent some time wondering around Nah Trang looking at the … Read More

After a hot, sweaty, uncomfortable bus journey we arrived in Hoi Ann tired and stressed. We found a hotel and passed out for the majority of the day before heading out to check out Hoi An’s most famous attribute – its tailor made clothes. Hoi An is a pretty little … Read More

The next stop on our journey up the coast of Vietnam was Hue. Hue is a small peaceful city that in the early nineteenth century was the capital of Vietnam. By some it is considered highbrow its scholarly influence coming from the five universities within the city. It was defiantly … Read More

Another day trip – another sight: this time the Vietnamese DMZ – A 10 kilometer wide area where 10,000 tones of bombs were dropped per square kilometer of land during a violent and horrific war. Our first stop of the day was Dong Ha a town used as a former … Read More

A trip that came highly recommend proved to be one of the better days out despite seeing yet more pagodas – as if we hadn’t seen enough already! The trip saw us boarding a dragon boat and spending the day cruising along the perfume river visiting pagodas and mausoleums. The … Read More

Another early start but having turned the lights out at 9:35pm last night and not being kept awake by the thunderstorms I was feeling a little fresher. Once again we were herded cattle like onto a bus and shepherded to the boat dock where were boarded a boat – although … Read More

Tired and exhausted after our three days in the Mekong Delta we had two hours to get fed and watered before getting the bus to Mui Ne. Mui Ne is one of Vietnam’s hottest beach destinations. The beach was pretty nice with loads of water sports to choose from, but … Read More

This morning we got up at 6am – yawn – showered and made it downstairs just in time to grab breakfast before we headed off on the days tour. I’d been kept awake the majority of the night by torrential rain and thunderstorms that had not abated when I boarded … Read More

Finally a bit of time to try and catch up on some blogging and it’s back to Vietnam. After our day trip to the Cao Dai holy sea and the Cu Chi tunnels we spent a couple more days sightseeing in Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City before heading off … Read More