"Were you with a lady last night sir? Did she want it sir? Ooh, suit you!"

After the slightly bonkers few days in Dalat we got to Nha Trang, which is apparently "the third most beautiful bay in the world". Well, we couldn't really tell for the first few days as it pissed down rain. Myself and George did manage to get a game of beach football with some locals, and I scored a nice chip from the halfway line, mainly just 'cause I was too knackered to run with the ball. After the rain cleared up we spent a few days just lounging by the beach and getting dumped around in the massive surf. There was one poor guy in the water wearing a hat (bald) and prescription sunglasses (blind) who got picked up by a huge 6ft wave and dumped, sans hat and shades onto the beach.We had a bit of a search but to no avail. Then the poor bugger lost his watch to another wave, and I think he lost another pair of shades the next day aswell. Poor sod, his missus didn't look too happy, I think he got an earful when she got him off the beach.

From Nha Trang we got a night bus – a very bumpy 12 hours – to Hoi An, which is a really nice old town with Unesco World Heritage Town status. Hoi An is packed with about 200+ tailor's shops, so Elaine and Vicki were in their element. George got a few suits made but I held off, as I don't really need suits – I have one that I've worn twice since I bought it. I eventually gave in and got a few shirts and some linen trousers made, which worked out pretty cheap, cheaper than getting off the peg stuff in H&M or Flopman. Because the place is protected, there's loads of great old buildings and loads of lovely signs and type, which brought out the design nerd in me… George & Vicki left a few days before us, they're off to Hong Kong and then home to Lincoln so we're back to travelling alone again. We'll be stopping in Hué next and then on to Hanoi, so more soon.

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