Hue & Hoi An

Hue – historical town with lots of beautiful temples, tombs of past Emperors and pagodas.

A drive along the coast stoppIng at China Beach (sadly nothing like the Tv Programme, no hot American soldiers…). A visit to marble mountain, some seriously messed up statues in there!!

Hoi An – what a place, one of the cutest little towns I have been to, it is an ancient town, dating back to the 15th Century. Luckily it escaped major damage during the Vietnam war. Tiny streets and alleyways, full of tailors, clothing stores, coffee shops, restaurants, markets, galleries, souvenirs…. (yes more shopping was done, I needed to fill up the bag I bought in Hanoi….). It is a city of lights, thousands of coloured lanterns hung from every available space lights up this village making it look magical, right out of a Disney movie (if you’re looking for somewhere to do a bit of romancing, look no further this is the place). Hoi An is amazing and needs to be visited again!

Saigon (as the locals still like to call it) – took a little while to warm to after Hanoi and Hoi An, but when it did, it was so cool. We walked for hours exploring all Saigon has to offer, every corner brought something new. We took a day trip out to the Mekong Delta, to float on the river, a visit to the Vietnam war museum (mmmm not sure about that one, it’s a bit hectic) and New Years Eve jumped on the back of a motorbike for a local food tour, oh my, the food was insanely good!!! Getting up close and personal with the millions of motorbikes driving all over the city was so much fun (driving in Africa certainly prepared me to accept chaos on the roads…) might need to get me a bike!