Vietnam, 30th Nov 2006 - 17th Feb 2007

I started off in Southern Vietnam, spending 2 weeks on the Dalat Plateau before moving to Cat Tien NP where i spent a month exploring the forests and marshes. I then flew up to Hanoi and had 3 weeks at Cuc Phuong NP, 3 days at Xuan Thuy NP before finishing off at Tam Dao. I had no trouble travelling about, the food was ok and the people were friendly. And most importantly its a damn sight cheaper to live their than here. However, many of the places you visit leave you fairly depressed as far as the wildlife goes. With about 85 million people crammed in to such a narrow country it is little wonder that much of the forest and its inhabitants are vanishing.