29 hours of training

Took the 29 hour train ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh. Even though everyone I spoke to said it was crazy (including locals) was actually great, after I stopped throwing up. Left at 11pm  and spent two nights and one day. Slept lots, read a book or two and enjoyed the vista. Lots of rice, jungles and beaches. No squat toilet but still putrid smell of stale urine but hey that is train travel in Asia. A hell of a lot better than trains in China.

Cruising Halong Bay

Took a wee cruise to Halong Bay and stayed overnight on a junk. All very lovely. Got really sick on the three hour bus journey back though. Threw up on myself on the bus which potentially wasn''t the coolest thing in the world. Thank god for baby wipes. Threw up for 8 hours straight. Had to get interim hotel room and hoped like hell was better by train time.

Heart heart heart

For running away to and writing a terribly written novel about nothing consisting of about ten pages.

For the slightly aggressive toddler or trainee terrorist

If I'm on Border Control this is why

Mum says no. Customs says no. Heart says yes.

More Hanoi

LOL