Saigon to Hanoi - by Kate Our first night in HCMC was interesting, we found a hostel in some smelly backstreets, very cheap but the room was damp and stunk, still we had pirate satellite TV so George could watch the football! (thankfully the season has now ended!) After a whistle stop tour of Saigon we head north to Mui Ne a beach resort on the eastern coastal road, and a couple of days later further north to Nha Trang, Vietnam's premier beach resort! (A little like Bournemouth we thought, only much hotter!) Not falling in love with the place we decided to spend just one night here and then head North again on an overnight bus to Hoi An. Oh yes folks it is another UNESCO heritage sight. The streets are very compact and charming.
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