Vietnam Part I

After the serenity of Siem Reap it was time to 'up sticks' and head east to Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).First impressions after 10 mins in HCMC where "jesus we need to be on our guard here". It was a record for been scammed in a new country- we got hit with a crazy taxi meter immediatly when we got off the bus from Cambodia. With oppresive heat, humidity, noise, pollution and I mean millons.. MILLIONS of motorbikes, I can honestly say I was not designed for
these sort of conditions so its better I dont give my opinon on this city as it wouldnt be very objective!. However their certainly is marked tendancey for locals to really screw tourists more than any other country we have visited to this point or perhaps its like that with everyone..who knows??. The sooner you except this, the sooner you will start too enjoy Vietnam for its been hyped for.
After the Madness of HCMC. it was nice to stumble upon Mui Ni almost sleepy beach resort or maybe it was just not peak season. Their was a lot more to this region once we sratched the surface(we even had a mini revolution of sorts unfold before our eyes..its
a story best told over a pint of temple Brau).
But as all good things must come to an end we traveled north to Hoi An. We had the usaual pattern of hassle and scams you come to expect i.e fighting with the bus company for forcing me
to sleep on the floor of the bus for 14 hours and then threating to throw me off the bus in the middle of the night for not complying to their wishes. Anyways back to Hoi An - an interseting place we were also here for the full moon so their was some nice festivals! It also wins the awards for the quirkiest hotel was have stayed in so far.