Hanh Hoa Hotel Ho Chi Minh City

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... train in the opposite direction from Saigon, as it used to be known, in South Vietnam to Hanoi in the north. This was intended to be part of an even longer rail journey to Peking in China. Then further en-route to Moscow, linking up with the Transsiberian Rail System. This had been a travel dream of mine for some time however, for now, both Dave and myself really wanted to experience' just this one leg' of the previous ...

... It was the old “bait and switch” routine. We agreed to a set price, and when we got there they wanted more. Cub gave them more than they deserved but not as much as they wanted. Oh well, at least we got back to the hotel safe and sound. Our dinner mates got taken on a “wild goose” chase before they got back to the hotel. Needless to say, it was a long day and we were so glad to get back on board the ship.

... and done a quick u-turn out of there...not for me! But Tom was much braver and went for it, travelled for 50 metres and that was quite enough for him!

Whilst at the tunnels we also saw a variety of booby traps used to pretty much maime intruders. Some of them were really brutal and you would not have wanted to come across them while trekking through the dense forest. We were shown how they made their weapons out of un-exploded enemy bombs, they'd cut the ...

... up on blogging because I'd had enough or that I couldn't be bothered. I didn't do it for ages because I was so damn busy having a good time. I left you in the previous blog in Cambodia, one of the countries that affected me the most, but also the country that I had the hardest time, desperately wishing to go home and return to my life here. Fortunately I didn't give up and found myself on a boat crossing the border into ...

... t think they would’ve come searching for me. The guy couldn’t physically take me unless he had a gun or knife. But it didn’t stop the adrenaline running through my veins. My heart was still racing and I was still watching my back when I got on the moped. We took off and I finally felt at ease.
Haha, I just remembered him telling me about how he got scammed in Bangkok and how now he hates Bangkok. He then asked me if I had any bad experiences traveling yet ...

... I've ever done..It was bloody horrible down there, less than half my height tall, pitch black, and the ground was covered in god knows what. The bats and the woman behind me having a panic attack didn't help either.. Anyway after 2 junctions (after being only warned of one..) I get out and they tell us It's only 7m long...around a third of the whole group went down I think and it took as a bit of time after to recover to be honest. Eventually we ...

... have exquisite breasts, but there is a line. Thankfully Tong understands that, and I manage to guide him out of my room.

And thats Tong. I've successfully spent my time avoiding him so far, but I daresay there will be further unreciprocated encounters. Tomorrow I am exploring the tunnels of the Viet cong, then I take a 3 day tour of the Mekong Delta, and I am still behind with what has happened so far. I'll let you know soon enough.
Toodles.

... the people and soldiers in Vietnam. Before pictures detail plush, fertile jungles, rice paddies and valleys, while after pictures reveal the destruction of homes and farm land. Even harder to stomach were the pictures of the deformities children born from parents exposed to Agent Orange suffered and the glass case displaying deformed fetuses. Outside the museum are the "Tiger Cages," the cages used to hold prisoners and displays of torture tactics ...

... about on the internet etc. as we had decided to scrap the day due to our late start and just go out for some beers in the evening. This decision became a bit of an ongoing trend for the following week!

In the early evening, we went to a cafe and deliberated what we wanted to do the next day. Some leaves blew off a tree in front of where we were sitting, which led Andy to cleverly state: "Is it snowing?"! Yes, Andy, of course it is [Rich: I remember Chris considered it ...