January 16/09The Reunification Express is the dodgiest overnight train we have travelled on to date --- yes, even the India overnight train seemed somehow more quaint, even with the cockroaches. We spent 12 hours on the train, arriving in Hue...

January 14/09Another free morning and we decided to go for a walk around the lake near our hotel. The walk, with coffee break, took about 90 minutes. Once we returned we updated the web journal and the captions on the

January 18/09We were on the road at 8:00 am today for the scenic drive to Hoi An. The route took us over a mountain pass called "le col des nuages" or The Pass of Ocean Clouds with our first view

January 20/09This morning we said goodbye to Hoi An and flew to Saigon via Da Nang. The flight was very short and we were on a bus headed to lunch at noon. Our local guide Duan escorted us to a

January 22/09We were up early this morning because we had at least 12 hours of driving ahead of us. We drove out of Saigon amid much traffic and headed north to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The section we visited was