Once again the post begins with a very long coach ride. However this time there is an additional short ferry ride, before another long coach ride across the Vietnam border. The first destination was not far from the border, Ho Chi Min City, and here we gained and lost some friends. Mum took us for a walk around town and left us at a bar so we could have some fair well drinks. It was a very pretty bar inside but it was hidden down a very skanky looking back alley. Back at the hotel we said goodbye to the first departure :-( and then got ready to meet our new fellow travellers. Naturally, after dinner, drinks were involved, including buckets and flaming sambuca's, not necessarily the best idea :-\ but then when do we ever do anything sensible?
The following day we were loosing the rest of the roam cambodia group so we just had a relaxing day together. Ate local food, had local ice cream, wandered around the market, and finally chilled out in the hotel pool. In the evening we set off for our first experience of an overnight train. It was going to be a long journey so we were advised to take food with us. The obvious options being crisps and biscuits; basically snack food. Unless you are me. Then you take a large carton of orange juice, a large box of cereal, some small cartons of milk, a couple of disposable cups, and you use the straw from the milk cartons as a spoon. It was a genius plan if I do say so myself.
Our arrival in Nha Trang was an early one so naps were in order before everyone headed off to a secluded beach where we were given a steady supply of barbequed seafood and cold drinks - and I can't forget to mention it was all you can eat/drink :-) I think you can guess what came next. The night life here was great too. The bars were quite westernised to appeal to the average tourist which is good, and bad, depending on your perspective, but then when you've had enough to drink it doesn't really matter where you are. Oh... unless the club you're in has an outside terrace overlooking the beach with a couple of mini fires to add to the atmosphere... then you take notice of where you are :-) The next day was free for us to do what we like so a slow stroll around the area was in order and a good chance to chat to some locals. Then linda and I vered away from standard travelling experiences and went to KFC for hangover food - it may have been wrong but it was necessary. It was just what we needed before heading to the mud baths for the afternoon. Six of us girls were put in a warm mub bath together up the side of the mountain. It was fantastically relaxing and the view was spectacular. The three guys that came with us did not have such an awesome time since they were taken to a separate bath further down where the view was a little disrupted and all of them quickly realised they were paying money to sit in mud, half naked, with just each other. I shall refrain from naming and shaming them.
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