Arriving at 6 in the morning in the City of Dalat, it was a mere 23 degrees. I was shivering and Jade had donned her hoody, the 8 degrees drop was certainly a shock to the system. A Vietnamese man quickly approaches us, as we make our way off the bus, and is telling us we should go wait inside at the bus station as many of the hotels would be closed now. We get into the warm and sip on our super strength coffees; he is telling us all about tou...

Ho Chi Minh City is formally known as Saigon. The city centre is situated on the banks of the Saigon River… as our bus makes its way through the chaotic traffic ridden streets, Jade and I are noticing how clean and colourful the city is. We are instantly taking a liking to this city. Even just seeing it through the window of our bus! We head straight to our guest house which is hidden down a dark and dingy alley way; it is cheap and very che...