saigon

in saigon! it's bvery hot. arrived safely on wednesday night and it was raining so heavy! managed to navigate to the hotel by cheating and getting a taxi! the streets were heaving with people and it was such a culture shock. hotel is nice and clean and safe and central. there's towels and our own shower. we've eaten loads of exciting things like crab, deep fried quails' eggs, salad in a bag (12.5p), lychees, (but you can only buy them by the kilo) and clams which were still closed after cooking! gross. the local beer is excellent. what is not excellent is the feeling that everyone is out to scam you because you are a rich tourist and also that we just don't have enough time to do everything. met up with zoe and luke last night in a bar called crazy buffalo where we got a free baseball cap because we spent so much money ($20US between 6 people!). going to the mekong delta tomorrow then to the highlands for some mountain air. we haven't experienced the rain yet but this is down to sheer luck. other highlights were cocktails in the bar on the roof og the sheraton saigon and a small child of indiscriminate gender trying to wheeegh my camera from my wrist in a funny way honestly!!

this is full on typos but it's too hot to correct. i'll post it on my blog too and if you want to forward it to anyone feel free! (d0n't have nellie's email here!)

xxx