typhoon peipah

good news everyone!!! there is a typhoon approaching Vietnam and we are smack bang in the middle of its path! we'll be keeping an eye on the weather forecast for the next few days -eek!

vietnam

so I'm not going to write much now, I'm trying to keep decent notes so I can write something coherent when I get home

One week down and two weeks to go - everything is such an adventure, but it's getting easier now.

I'm still not sure when I say "Xin Chào" if I'm actually saying "hello" or "rice pudding" and or when I say "Cảm on" I'm saying "thank you" or "shut up". But a smile usually seems to clear things up!!

We've done so much, at the end of everyday it feels like we have had two days!!
We started in Ha Noi and then headed out to Halong Bay and stayed on Cat Ba Island, then back to Ha Noi and up to Sa Pa. We had a brilliant guide in Sa Pa - Tan - he totally made the whole trip.

ok, need to be out exploring instead of in an internet cafe!

until next time :)

Tạm Biệt

holy sh*t

so slightly delayed announcement, but Reid and I are now engaged!!!

It was very romantic, after a very long day hot day in Ha Noi Reid popped the question and the rest is history!! We were eating dinner in a very western (but welcome) restaurant called Cyclo - straight from the Lonely Planet. We managed to almost get conned into a hotel we didn't want to stay at, dropped on the wrong side of town and then walked into the wrong part of the Old Quarter. PLUS couldn't find the Ha Noi train station even after nearly two hours of searching!

no other plans so far tho - still need to get the ring sorted!

:)