Day 1 - Up nice and early for our flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Arriving very early at the International Airport, but soon find ourselves being herded to check in, then onto a plane headed to Pakse - Lao 6.30am departure, it seems a little strange as our plane is not due to leave until 8:15am and meant to be a direct flight. When we asked we are told the flight had been cancelled. We will now have to wait 4 hrs in transit at Pakse, something we were trying to avoid. One thing we have learned while traveling is to only believe half of what you see and are told. Go with the flow, it all works out in the end. Pakse Airport, our transit stop we will be our last touch with Lao soil. ... read more

After a rather twisty, dusty narrow road we finely arive at Vang Vieng. Our 10 am VIP bus to Veitene finally leaves @ 10.45am it's suppose to take only 3hrs, the road is very rough, the bus speedo os not working, the odd speed sign suggest 30km, the other instrument lights are flickering on &off. Just imagine traveling on 50mts of tar then 100mts of red rocky dirt road all the way, and takes 6 hrs instead! Not only the bus is rattling so are our teeth & wobbly bits. It must be hard for the people living on the road edge in small villages much of what I can see through our dust covered window is also covered in thickly in red dust. The bus comes to stop for one last time, we are all ... read more

An early start today, as we head to Halong Bay for a cruise around the bay on a junk. Still overcast and drizzlly, not very promising, but still hope to capture the beauty of Halong Bay and relax, as it's been go, go, go. Our lift has not turned up, could they have possibly forgotten???? A quick phone call confirms that yes they had and are now on there way. Climbing aboard a mini bus we can see it's going to be a tight squeeze. All our luggage has to come to as we will be moving onto our next country after the cruise (Oh so Squeeze!!!!!). We have finally arrived at Halong Bay port, all the junks are either returning from an overnight cruise or reloading with new travellers. The weather has not improved that ... read more

Leaving Hoi An for Hue on the midday seater bus, and guss what? Its almost empty so we are all able to take up 2 seats as they can be a little bit squeezy, As we head further north the weather is getting cooler and it looks like we will need to buy some jackets. Our trip to Hue has gone quickly and the sceanery has changed from beaches, sand and some mountains to very steep winding roads carved in the side of mountains covered in mist, small villages, rice farms and water buffulos. Arrival time 6pm, just enough time to have a quick look around and purchase 3 warm jackets. Our hotel is stituated 70 metres in from the well known Vietnamese Perfume River (perfumed Hmmm...????) we quickly find out what is to see and ... read more

Nha Trang is well known for its pristine beaches, many beautiful islands and coral reefs providing an opportunity to go diving and swimming. Nha Trang is also a magnet for young backpackers who partake in one of the many booze party cruisers that weaves between the many islands. Looking out from the main beach you can see Seafood farms in the middle of the bay and mini fishing villages. Fisherman row the round shaped boats called "Conical" out to their seafood section to tend the catch. Nha Trang is known for it's excellent seafood variety. Once again we hire 3 scooters to investigate some of the main tourist attractions that can be seen around Nha Trang; The Pe Nagar Towers standing tall with it's square red baked bricks and pyramid topped apex, are situated on the ... read more