Vietnam
Been a few weeks since we last blogged so we thought we would give you a quick update before we leave Asia for UK.
Vietnam continued to go well though never really trusted the Vietnamese people. It's all about getting as much money from you as possible. Ho Chi Minh City was a bussling motorcycle filled hub and contained lots about the war. We ate great food, did all the sites and even went to a local circus. From here we travelled to Mekong River Delta for 3 days by boat, crossing the border into Cambodia.
Cambodia
First stop was Phnom Penh, which is now becoming a very modern fast growing city. It also contains numerous horrors of the Pol Pot regime. It also gave us our worst accomodation and dinner. From here it was a 7-hour trip to Siem Reap, where tourist money is very evident compare to the very poor country side.
Angkor Wat is an amazing site as are all the ruins in these areas. Though after 2 full days of temples, we had seen enough and enjoyed great food and cheap beer in the evening.
Laos
We then flew from Siem Reap to Luang Prabang in Laos. This saved us a 48 hour bus trip (money well spent even if it was with Laos Airline). Luang Prabang is a beautiful relax city in the hills in northern Laos. Here we kayak'ed, trekked and even did the cookery school before bussing it to Vang Vieng which is a beautiful city surrounded by amazing mountains, but full of drunken backpackers. (ps we are not backpackers, we are called flashpackers).
Today we went caving (a first for us both) and more kayaking. Tomorrow we leave for Vientiane and fly to Langkawi on the 10th Dec before UK.
We are both well and really appreciate all your comments and messages. Keep them coming.
