Now Nha Trang is a place that I’d call paradise. Beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters, great food and friendly people. We all had an amazing time soaking up the sunshine (and getting fairly sunburnt in the process) and cruising around the islands on a hired boat. We even did a bit of snorkelling around a secluded part of one of the islands with some spectacular underwater views of tropical fish and other marine life.

Here’s a tip for anyone wanting to visit Ha Long Bay: Only do a day trip! Taking the boat cruise to the islands and caves was amazing but that’s pretty much it. Apart from that there isn’t a lot to do here. All the restaurants and hotels are pretty much empty after 5pm. We were walking around trying to find a nightspot without much luck. We headed into this club which from the outside looked like it was rocking. We got in we were the only customers! So we just had our drink and headed off to a cafe we walked past earlier for a drink. Then we decided to call it a night and headed back to our hotel. But all in all it was still a great experience. The islands and caves are definitely worth a visit. The views are truly breathtaking.

On the 24th of March we made our way up north the take in the sights and sounds of the Hanoi. It was a bit gloomy and humid when we got there which was a stark contrast to the bright colours and hustle and bustle of what we were used to in Saigon. Nevertheless we had a fun time walking the streets looking for a decent place to eat (man, there is really a shortage of places to eat in this city) and doing some street market shopping which was fun.

On our Singapore stopover a week or so ago me, Tu and Nghia braved the G-Max bungy in Singapore and man what an experience that was. This thing takes up to 3 people on a 0 to 200 km/h blast to 60 metres in 2 seconds, experiencing a 5G thrill! It was amazing! Check out the video.

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Man, Singapore is one interesting city. So culturally diverse city with heaps of great places to eat. With everything from the super spicy Indonesian dishes, Indian curries and traditional Chinese yum cha Singapore has got it all. A highlight was the all you can eat steamboat buffet we had on our last night. For SG$12.80 per head which is about USD$8.50 you get half tom yum and half traditional chicken soup steamboat with unlimited small mud crabs, prawns, fish, deer, mutton, various varities of tasty mushroom and all the other traditional steamboat dishes. Nghia ate so much he had to leave the table early and head upstairs to lay down. Haha it was hillarious seeing him complain and shit.

We also did all the touristy things and visited the Night Safari and Sentosa Island.

Anyways, check out the photos. Some of these were taken from my camera phone so the quality isn’t that crash.