This was a trip from Hanoi to Saigon, passing through Hue, Danang, Hoi An and Nha Trang with two small (12 and 9 years) children.

The people of Vietnam welcomed us with open arms and made us feel welcome.

Wherever we went, we found friendly people, good food and very comfortable accommodation.

Two ladies in Hanoi - dressed for riding on their Honda motor bike..

The only fly in the ointment was Vietnam Airlines.   We found the airline to be unhelpful and one that seemed happy to live up to its reputation as being unreliable.

Our confirmed seats were cancelled on two out of three flights. As a result, we had to pay for stand-by seats for one flight as they only had spaces in business class. On the other flight, there were no stand-by seats so we had to travel overland instead - a ten hour train journey from Danang to Nha Trang. We never did get our refund (2010 update)