We'd slept pretty badly on the plane so treated ourselves to another few layers of fancy moisturisers at the Duty Free cosmetics counters. I chose various Dior creams and by the time I'd finished, I had probably slathered on about $40 worth. Went through numerous security checks at Melbourne airport then called Steph who told us to board the Sky Train to the city centre bus station where she was waiting for us. As soon as I spotted her, I ran over for a big hug. Steph moved to Australia with her boyfriend Graeme last year and I've not seen her for 7 months. Introduced Ellie, although they have already spoken a few times on Facebook. Graeme was at their apartment when we arrived, nursing a hangover after a 3-day Bender with his lad mates. Steph ... read more

It was fortunate we weren't too hungover as we had a lot to pack in today. Went for breakfast at 11am at Bobby Brewers then got push-bike carts to the War Remnants Museum. The two old men who took us there conveniently forgot the museum shuts over lunch so when we arrived at 12, we were told we'd have to wait for an hour and a half to get in. Most taxi drivers would know this surely? Went for a fruit shake in a coffee shop not far away then went back at 1.30. They had planes, tanks, hellicopters and rocket launchers outside, and photos with captions on the walls inside the building. Some of the photos were particularly sad. One photo, of an old man crouched down looking frightened, brought tears to my eyes. The ... read more

Enjoyed fruit salad for breakfast at a Roadside Cafe and were approached by some old men who run tours on their push-bike carts (they pedal away and can fit one or two people in their carriage). They don't have Tuk Tuks in Vietnam; people mainly drive Motorbikes or Push Bikes and we've heard there are about 8million Motorbikes in Ho Chi Minh City alone! We try not to get involved with street sellers because there are so many of them and we can't help them all - no matter how cheap their items or tours are! However, it's really hard to say no to these old men with the bikes, as the look of disappointment on their faces is intense. Next minute we had a cart each and were being taken to a hotel with a ... read more

Had breakfast at our Guesthouse before setting off with a nice guy (who called himself Mr Bo) who was our Tuk Tuk driver for the day. He took us to the S21 Museum which was originally a high school but was turned in to a prision when the Khmer Rouge regime began in 1975. The Khmer Rouge, (a communist party led by Pol Pot), had won the civil war in 1975 and over the next 4 years they forced people living in the city to move to the countryside to work in horrific conditions. They wanted to eliminate suspected capatalists, so set up the prison to torture and execute people, especially if they were well educated or had links to foreign governments. We watched a film detailing what had happened during the 4 years and it ... read more

Had breakfast in Soup Dragon then went on a mission to Angkor Holiday hotel which we'd heard lets you pay to use it's pool. When we eventually arrived the staff explained the pool area is in the shade until 2pm. Got a motorbike taxi back to the area where we're staying and spotted Terraces des Elephants hotel which had a sign for a Rooftop Pool. The hotel was amazing and had a wide staircase leading up to the other floors, which wouldn't have looked out of place on The Titanic. We raced each other up it to find the rooftop pool surrounded by tropical plants, hanging seats and comfy loungers. Their menu was fab too and I had beef skewers with salad for about $5. We loved the staff who were really freindly and spoke English ... read more