First blog entry! After a hectic morning running around Sydney tying up any loose ends, we managed to catch our flight at 2pm, landing in Saigon at around 9.30pm. Of course we were both very organised... and failed to book any accomodation. After spending a good half an hour working out the ATM to get out some Vietnamese dong (I am now, btw, a multi multi millionaire :P) we decided to head over to tourist taxi/hotel point. We happened to wonder over at the same as another couple who are planning to backpack Vietnam for a couple of weeks. They already had their accomodation pre-booked, and seeing as they were heading to the backpacker district, we decided to share a taxi there. It so happens that they came from Mount Beauty, a town about 50minutes drive ... read more