A very rich Asian man left the bar and left us this extremely good whiskey (not that I liked it), the boys were absolutely stoked! We “threw some shapes” and danced our feet off…some got a little too into the worm and their moves and Sam had a slight accident leaving him holding his chin for the rest of the night. I actually took more film than photos last night which i’m sure are hilarious, but all in all it was an incredibly amazing and fun night living it up as a backpacker, and actually dressing up/ doing my hair for the first time in 6 weeks!

I met Caitlin a few nights ago and we recruited her to our ‘family’ as my gal pal. She’s been living in London, and heading home to New Zealand for the first time in 2 years on Monday so we sent her off with a bang. The boys and I were all devastated that she had already done Vietnam North to South, but such a gem of a person ^_^

4 million and something dong later (about 230 dollars)…”Dolla dolla bills y’all!” Our wallets are suffering BIG time today!

Our choice for drinks started at about 200,000 dong for a glass of wine (close to $10) so we decided to lash out and treat ourselves with the 250,000 dong cocktails, which is comparable to home prices, but not to Asian standards. Feeling a bit like celebrities, surrounded by pumping beats and flashing lights, this was the best bar we’d been, although we seemed to be the ones having the most fun within this air nightclub.

Standing 262 meters in the air, the unmissable Sky tower was a recommendation that was definitely on the agenda before leaving Saigon. Dodging the hefty admission fee (well kind of…) we caught the elevator up to level 52 and entered the 360 degree bar with outstanding views in every outward a direction as the backdrop for our last night out in Ho Chi Minh. The neon lit city was incredible from the air, and so were the prices of the drinks but it was a splurge that had to be done!

Last night I ate close to the best meal of my trip… BBQed red snapper with a plate of cucumber, lettuce, rice vermicelli, rice papers and basil leaves and amazing chilli, lime, salt and pepper corn sauce. I literally never wanted it to end!

All booked and ready to go for living the high life; air con, hot showers, buffet breakfast, poolside cocktails, no more bunk beds or shared bathrooms, multiple pools and swim up bars in this hillside retreat. I haven’t spent more than $8 on accommodation this entire trip, in less than a month Jay and I will be living in real life heaven!

After a surprisingly smooth 9 hour journey from Cambodia to Vietnam I arrived in the chaotic city of Ho Chi Minh. Whisked around on a motor bike I was in amongst the sea of the 6 million motorbikes in the city (and their are 11 million living here!) I didn’t have much choice arriving alone, when it was dark to a place where their were rarely cabs. I finally meet up with the boys and had my first hot shower in 6 weeks and lapped up the luxury of air con. I met a girl called Caitlin at the bar whilst we played all played pool and so we all headed out for a meal and some drinks together. My first bowl of pho down and feeling like a millionaire with all my Dong. Vietnam, and especially this city is a whole new ball game from Cambodia. For one is cleaner, the people are less smiley and happy but (some) don’t seem to hassle you as much of rather as often, but Im constantly being warned about bag snatchings and bad stories/ areas and so thankfully I have recruited 6 English body guards, in exchange for being the groups personal “trip advisor” and planner. This city is fast paced, chaotic and crossing the road here is literally fearing for your life scary. But I am welcoming new surroundings with two arms as a change from the last weeks luck.