Today started early with our trip to Singapore Zoo. We were to meet in the lobby at 8:00am to be driven the 35 minutes out to Singapore Zoo. We got there and was greeted with a fantastic buffet breakfast. Then the Orangutans came out and we were able to go and have our photos with them. While in line they also had a big snake that you could have placed on you shoulders to get a photo. After breakfast we made our way around the park, starting with the Polar Bear. In the water he looked happy but when he got out he looked sad and highly annoyed at everything. His fur was missing in places and what was there looked really manky. This part of the zoo was depressing; it's too hot in Singapore for ... read more

Though I enjoyed my time in Vietnam, most of it I probably wouldn't return to. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are, for me personally, just too busy. They're dirty, noisy and over crowded BUT that may work for others. Just not for me. The Cu Chi Tunnels was definately something everyone should do. It's eye opening that's for sure. I loved Hoi An and would definately go back there. Not only for the amazing tailor work I had done at Yaly Couture Tailors (Thankyou Nancy, you are the best) but because it's smaller, friendlier and close to two stunning beaches. If you are there make sure you visit Mermaid Restaurant, lovely food. Hue was a bit nicer than HCMC and Hanoi but still not the best. Halong Bay was amazing and I would return there. It ... read more

Woke up just before 9:00am today as to make sure we didnt miss pur included breakfast. After breakfast we we t up to get ready and walke up the road to the bottleshop that we had walked past a few days earlier. When we had gone through customs from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh the guy told us to buy our alcohol here and bring it back because it's heaps cheaper. So we did. I bought a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka which at home would be $65 for only $25. We then walked back to the hotel to drop that off, used the wifi in the lobby then decided as rain ... read more

Woke at 7:00am but went back to sleep until my alarm went off at 9:00am, got ready and headed down to meet the other girls for breakfast. After breakfast we grabbed our stuff and jumped in a cab bound for the French Quarter. We got out outside the Opera house, took a photo and walked in the direction of the Womans Museum. We stopped for icecream onthe way at 100% New Zealand Icecream; how I've missed Hokey Pokey Icecream. We finally found the Womans Museum and boy was it a relief to get inside with some air conditioning. The museum was interesting, it showed the lives of the woman on the streets, how they come into Hanoi from surrounding areas to make miney for their kids to go to school. And the women in the war ... read more

We started early this morning as we were getting picked up at 7:00am for our drive to Halong Bay. On the way we stopped at a restaurant called Koto. It's basically the same as Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restauant where they take the Vietnamese kids off the street and teach them cooking and life skills etc. The breakfast was delicious; it was buffet style and they had everything. Pancakes, banana bread, bacon, hashbrowns, fruit, cereal, yoghurt, and many other things.After, we jumped on the bus and our new local guide joined us, his name Mr Bac. We drove for about 2hours before stopping at a pottery making yard. We saw them making various size pots and also got to paint a plate of our own. We didn't get to keep ... read more