Today we were again up early, this time headed for Hoi An, which caused a few mix ups at there was two different groups of five leaving from our hotel by bus to Hoi An, we seemed to catch the wrong bus, but we arrived, eventually. Hoi An is such a lovely Vietnamese city, which really gives such an insight into the Vietnam of yester year, it really is soooo beautiful, especially the area that houses the old merchants homes. We just seemed to spend the day wandering around, just taking it all in very leisurely, wandering the market, looking at some temples, and also viewing the Japanese covered bridge.... read more

Today we visit the world Heritage site of Ha Long Bay, something that we have all been looking forward to and it certainally lived up to expectations. We took a traditional Vietnamese Junk on a quiet trip around the bay visiting a floating fishing village where we bought some fresh sea food that was cooked for us on board, we then took a smaller boat through some caves, before boarding the junk again to go and visit some other caves in the area. As we moved around the bay we had several small boats come up beside us with women and children selling fruit, often with the children briefly climbing on board, other boats floated around with women and babies, it really was quite facinating to see this entire different way of life. ... read more

Today we got up early head for the airport, where we board a flight to Ha Noi, Vietnam. Upon arrival we had a 3 hour wait at the airport for my parents to arrive from Australia, their first trip abroad. We were then greeted by a driver who headed for our guesthouse in Ha Noi's ald quater. Muma and Dad soon became very tense as they recieved their introduction into Asian driving, the beeping of horns, and the erratic side to side movements. The old quater here is quite facinating, and allows you to gain a real incite into the day to day life of Vietnam, and these people never seem to sleep. Ha Noi at first impression is very busy, with 4million people living here and 2million motorbikes that all seem to be one the ... read more

Well we made it to Hong Kong, yesterdays arrival bought mixed emotions, the city to me being quite claustraphobic, and a little overwhelming. So getting to Lantau Island was a great relief from the hussle and bustle of the city. We travelled out to see the famous big Buddah, a Hong Kong icon, we walked the path of wisdom, although I am not sure that I am any wiser, as well as having some fantastic food. Tonight we travelled to Victoria Peak, which despite heavy cloud cover and rain was quite a view.... read more

Well we all woke up a little sick this mornig after quite a big night out. I had full intentions of heading back to KL quite early, however my stomach could not bear the thought of getting on a bus to head around those windy roads. I said a sad farwell to Wil this morning, as he had to go out on a tour, I was kind of hoping to see him again before I left, however this was not to be, I did leave him a little gift to remember me by though. When we finally arrived back in KL for our last night we headed of to the cHina Town Night markets to buy the rest of my gifts, which was a lot of fun, and I bought tonnes of things at bargain prices, ... read more