Dog fritters

So where did I leave you? Last you heard I was in Dalat which was a swiss looking resort, well I headed North again to Na Trang on a sleeper bus. Na Trang was meant to be a happening town full of bars beach and sand, well im sure it would be in the correct season but as the country is so large the seasons differ from north to south. In Na Trang there were also no Vietnamease places to eat so had to eat western food. Didnt really do much in Na Trang, I did have a foot and leg massage which I thought I would be safe from having my head or face touched how silly of me not to realise they would cover my face and head in cucumber slithers. Onward then to Mui Ne


The sleeper bus has beds in and I was unlucky to have the back seats, these are not for the cool people, 5 people share one big bed at the back and the sleeper buses are made for Asians who are generally vertically challenged so it was one of the most awful places to sleep, to top that off it was meant to be a 12 hour trip to Mui Ne but there was a landslide on one of the mountain road so we were stuck for 12 hours in the same position. Left at 21:00 the night before and was due to get there at 0600 the next day, didnt get there untill 21:00 the next night, this has to be one of the worst journeys I have ever had. Mui Ne was worth the bother as it is a very pretty place with different coloured latterns linning the river and all the shops. Most of the shops here are tailors where you can get anything made with any fabric (this is where Top Gear went on their trip), unfortunatly due to the time I am travelling and the weight gain/loss it was not practical for me to get one made. Last time I was travelling with a broke ass Canadian but due to her wanting to go treking I left with out her to Mui Ne but things happen for a reason and I have met another nice girl who is British and I have also been sharing with Peter who is the funniest person I have met. In Mui Ne I stayed in my first dorm which is where I met the afore mentioned people, the dorm is ok but I find it hard to relax when having a massive shit as the noises are embarressing but hey I dont care now. We had a very big night in Mui Ne where we started drinking at 1300 and didnt get in till very early in the morning. Peter and Anna didnt reallyu want to get the bus with me as I seemed to be bad luck they said but we got the 4 hour bus to Hue which is not as nice really nothing much there except a city and bars etc etc so we only stayed one night and got the 14 hour bus to Ha Noi which does not have the same charm as Saigon or the same night life but along the way we heard of a great hostel called the Drift which is where the nightlife is. In Ha Noi I have actually seen a dog on the grill, it was cut in 4 and you could see that it was a dog, I tried to get a picture but the market lady screamed at me so I didnt bother. The Vietmanease are quite strange, they cant speak English and they laugh a lot when you try and speak to them which is very annoying, they also are relentlesss in trying to get you on Motorbikes and just shout YOU or grab your shoulder and when you say know they follow you down the street. This has been testing my patience to the extreme so now I might just tell them I cant speak English not a word which is funny or tell them to leave me the fuck alone.

The food as we got North has become much more varied and harder to find, I just ate Bru cha or something which cost 50p and was some meat and veg. These street sellers only sell one type of food so when I ask for a menu they laugh but I have figured that out now so I should be good for the rest of my trip. Beer in some of the places we have been has been as low as 15p per pint or as high as 1 pound. In Mui Ne they actually gave us free drinks which were bloody horrible but still they were free.

The roads in Ha Noi are manic and crossing them is an art that I am getting really good at, you just walk and they go round you but it does make your ass quiver when they are all coming towards you.

There probably is a lot more stuff I could say but I generally forget it and I cant put pictures on as most of the comps here have viruses and I lost my Goa pictures from this so dont want to take the chance until I get out of Vietnam.

I am heading Monday for Ha Lon Bay which is where the Top Gear Guys went to and from there Sa Pa which I think will be freezing.

The scenerey in vietnam has been breathtaking and I would reccomend to anyone this country.
A good thing about Asia is that there is nothing to do with Xmas here, no decorations, no cards, no shit music, no paxo adverts no Bernard Mathews which is refreshing however I am stressing where to stay for Xmas as I should have booked months ago but I refuse to do this as I dont know where I will be so I may have to sleep on a beach or park ha ha ha