If there weren't so many tailors you would think you had holes in your pockets as Hoi An is a town where spending money comes easily. Suits, jackets, shoes, bags and pretty much anything you can imagine can be made in 24 hours so for once the backpackers take on a smart appearance. When not buying clothes, the ancient city has many charms and you can easily spend days wandering round the alleyways imagining how Vietnam used to be. With far fewer motorbikes than Saigon, Tom and I decided to take the plunge and follow the example of the locals and travel on two wheels. Following the Ho Chi Minh trail we travelled 320 km through beautiful countryside, with tea plantations, forests and waterfalls. We dodged the landslides and the cinnamon which had been laid out
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