On our final night in Vietnam we went to the Water Puppets which was absolutely enchanting (God I sound like a travel writer, which I suppose ironically I now am...) although the music was a little draining after a while. Still definitely worth seeing if you've got an hour to spare in Ha Noi. Jen left her jumper there and amazingly it was still there an hour after the show...

The flight (via Vietnam Airlines) was really smooth in a (relatively) new Airbus, I even enjoyed it a bit although I'm not getting carried away and applying for my pilots license just yet...

Leaving Vietnam we were very sad to be honest - we really enjoyed everywhere we went although we've heard some real horror stories particularly from Helen and Rich who keep getting scammed...we didn't manage to meet up with them in the end...if you read this guys - hope Hoi Ann/Nha Trang/HCMC are better than the rest of Vietnam...you're gonna love Cambodia though.

We've found the quickest connection in the world - Hong Kong. This place is everything Vietnam isn't. Clean, structured, EXPENSIVE!!! We found a pub last night that sold Boddies on tap and Smirnoff Ice and although it was over 3 quid a pint it was worth it! We've applied for our China Visa (should pick up tomorrow) and also ordered an underwater camera case for Jen's camera - which was the only cheap thing we found - about half the price than the same one in the UK...

This whole place is a little crazy at the moment due to the flu outbreak - every other person is wearing a face mask although they take it off to eat/smoke/talk etc...It was very amusing when visiting McDonalds to see everyone tucking into Big Macs with the face mask off - Ronald must have some secret flu-busting formula so you can't get infected there (only by BSE of course (alledgedly)).

Our host (with the most) Nicolas who we met trekking has been exceptionally kind - even allowing us to sleep on his bed whilst he sleeps in a sleeping bag on his living room floor...we took him and his girlfriend (Karina) out for a meal last night as a way of saying thanks. He works some crazy Michael-Page-esque hours - 8-7ish every day - even Friday...

The 7s starts tonight at 5pm our time (we are now 8 hours ahead of the UK) and England are second up against Singapore - should be a laugh...

Last (but not least) happy birthday to Lynn, who is, 21 today which means she had Jen when she was minus 6.