Rain!

It’s raining! I am trying to persuade Claire that we should visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum today. As I have now learned that some readers get an email when we update the blog I feel obliged to write a little more… Our hotel here in Hanoi is quite nice. It is in a narrow back…

Hanoi Day 1

We arrived safely in Hanoi after an”interesting” flight with Jetstar airlines?! We have come to realise that the Vietnamese don’t queue. Our moment of realisation came as we queued to check in for our flight. I was a bit confused as all and sundry pushed past and in front of us but when 3 guys…

Ho Chi Minh cont….

We’ve had a fantastic first two days in HCM. We spent most of our time just wandering around taking it all in and enjoying the buzz of the place. Crossing roads is quite an experience, as there doesn’t seem to be any organised system. You just have to go for it, try to dodge the…

Vietnam through to Second Round of AFF Cup 2010

WOW! I watched a few minutes of the match on TV before we went our for something to eat but the importance of the match was lost on me. However whilst walking the streets we could hear huge cheers coming from bars and houses and then even louder cheers. Vietnam have beat Singapore to go…

Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

We have arrived at Ho Chi Minh City some 28 hours after departure. The total flying time was around 13 hours so we spent a lot of time waiting. It seems Thai Airways lost a plane or something, and we were the unlucky passengers. But in their defence they bussed us to a good hotel,…

Not The Best Start

We arrived at Heathrow 3 hours before departure only to find that our plane was still in Bangkok. We eventually took off at around 11pm UK time and are currently at Bangkok airport about to board a plane to Ho Chi Min City. Luckily Thai Airways put us up in a hotel at Heathrow so…