Jo and Hayley's SEA tour

Hi! We are back in Hue, after surviving a nasty bout of food poisoning, will be a little while before fish is back on the menu. The grotty bus trip was easier to bear as we were both more or less comatose from illness, and since arriving have been moving slowly. Today we are both recovered and much happier! Warm welcome from the DMZ crew as usual, and we are finding our trip is more about the people we have become friends with than visiting the tourist sites. We are lucky to be included into peoples lives and lifestyles and our perspective of this culture continues to change. The DMZ Bar has two other businesses, the Little Italy Restaurant, which was the first business to open, and now the DMZ Hotel which is our current residence. Last night they filmed a short documentary for television and we were included in this, a bit of fun. Tomorrow we will visit some hot springs about 7kms from here with Linh and Anh so should be nice. Ian was also struck ill and will probably be better tomorrow...... Thanks for the encouraging messages from work, wish I had more rec leave!!! We are having Indian for dinner, though I will probably stick to naan bread and raita, being kind to my fragile stomach! All in all still enjoying our time here, although the countdown for home has started. Will fly to Hanoi on 30th and do a trip to Sapa from there. Sapa looks stunning so looking forward to this. Weather remains hot, and there has been little rain as yet, quite different from last year. Lots of love to all!