We traveled down to Hoi An in central Vietnam and spent a few days there. After the shady cab driver in Hanoi, we weren't going to take any more chances, so we called our hotel ahead of time and had a shuttle pick us up from the airport. Our driver was there with a sign that said "Mr. Jenemy Connell Chung." Close enough. Hoi An is a charming tow...

Hoi An (a UNESCO world heritage site), was a historical international port in the 16th and 17th centuries, but is now more recognised for its tourism and reams of Tailor shops - hence on our first day here, we head to a recommended tailors to discuss the clothes we would like them to make for us. After going through masses of fashion catalogues ...

Well, it is probably a good job that we only had a couple of days here because I really don't think we can cram anything else into our rucksacks and I certainly can't carry anything else that is for sure! We spent the day in and out of the tailors, having fittings and adjustments. One of the items I had made was a lovely big winter coat. As I am...

Today we flew from HCMC to Hoi An, a small town close to the sea, about half-way up the Vietnamese coast. This is a beautiful old town which has been the site of merchants and craftsmen for 100s of years and has a strong Chinese influence. It is a UNESCO world heritage site. As soon as we arrived we rented bikes and did an orientation bike ride ...

We arrived in Hoi An around 7am. Luckily the second hotel we stopped at had nice rooms and a good price and was only a few steps from where the bus dropped us off. We put our bags down and fell asleep into the afternoon. When we got up Dan and I went out in search of a tailor. We stopped at several places looking at different patterns and price ...

From Dalat we headed back to the coastal city of Nha Thrang. It was very hot here but luckily there was a beach right in the city centre and it was great just to head down, jump in and cool off. We booked a tour to visit the islands out in the bay. We had a great day on the boat-we did a bit of snorkeling...the water was unbelievably clear, you ...

Gli ultimi giorni a Nha Trang sono stati pesantissimi. Sveglia alle 5 tutte le mattine, niente pausa pranzo e si finiva verso le 1800, ma una sera con un immersione notturna ho finito alle 2200 (per poi riiniziare il giorno dopo alle 5). Il lavoro da fare era tanto, preparare materiale e bombole, caricare e scaricare la barca,...alla fine di tut...

After another shocking long bus journey we arrived in Hoi An. This place was a centre for trade between the Chinese, Japanese, Thai's, British and Vietnamese back about 300 years ago and it is preserved with the centre identified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Though the main reason why we (Jenny) stopped there was that there are loads and loa...

After our bags being put on last, a tour round Hue's hotels to pick everyone up, our first vietnam tunnel going on for 6km plus a 4 hour journey we arrived in Hoi An. We negotiated the map in search of a hotel with an Irish couple and an aussie, where we found one in the centre for $7 a night. Then we went to suss out the place, had a nosy aroun...

Pete has been suffering quite badly from the heat, and has spent a fair bit of time laid up in bed. Aside from fulfilling my duties of making sure he is fed a couple times a day, there is not much else to do in Hoi An. Although it is very beautiful, it is a tiny town with far too much temptation to spend! Thankfully, the food was tasting much be...