ship. Our lovely home at sea. So we're going to give you a tour of the place.

Lounging on the deck. How are you enjoying the view? Ah, they're okay.

So we've been doing lots of activities while we've been at Ha Long Bay. There has been

kayaking and exploring caves and this morning we are spending a bit of time at a private

beach.

Okay, so Sam you are revisiting Ha Long Bay for the second time, yes? Indeed, I am. Okay,

so tell us what has been your favorite part this time around and how has it changed? Well,

it actually hasn't changed too much. This tour is quite similar to the one I did before.

Previously, I did a three day tour. This time we're doing only two days. Two days I think

is plenty. We've done a lot of different fun activities. I've just enjoyed being on the

boat with all of the gorgeous scenery and the karst mountains.

Well, this has been my first time to Ha Long Bay so obviously what has impressed the most

has been the scenery because it just looks out of this world. It is unlike anything I've

ever seen before. I've really enjoyed just hanging out on the top deck reading a book,

checking out the views and also the food aboard has been really nice.

And next we're going to show you our room on the boat.

Hello. Cabin fever. Okay, we've been here maybe half an hour and it is already messy.

I blame it on this person. No, this person.

Here we are just biking through the streets of Hoi An.

Here we have our little ticket for sightseeing around Hoi An. The way it works is that you

pay six dollars and you get a ticket that grants you access into five different historic

sites around town and you just show up at the entrance. They snip off one of these little

tabs and you're good to go.

Here we are at the Japanese covered bridge. It was built in 1593. Construction on this

bridge began on the year of the monkey and finished on the year of the dog and for that

reason one side of the bridge is guarded by a monkey and the other by a dog.

Here we are at the most popular pedestrian bridge in town.

I'm standing here at a small square and this is where a lot of fabulous performances take

place - especially at night time.

We are at Quang Dong Assembly hall. It's a place of worship for the Cantonese community.

Up next we are visiting the Assembly Hall of the Fujian Chinese. This place now acts

as a temple to the Goddess Tian Hao who is from the Fujian province in China.

Today we are doing something that I've been wanting to do ever since we got to Hoi An

and that is shopping.

There are said to be over two hundred different tailors just in Hoi An alone.

This is a city where you come to have your clothes custom made. You can get dresses,

shirts, suits, shoes, pursues made and they can copy the latest designs. You just have

to show them the magazine with what you want and they'll recreate it for you.

Shopping for clothes - especially dresses - is not my realm of expertise.

We're going shopping.

Having fun changing over there. I'm having trouble getting into my dress.

Oh, it looks nice. Do you like it? It feels like the right size.

This is dress number two. How do you like this one? It's got flowers. It is nice. I

can do a little smaller. Maybe a little smaller in the back.

It's a good size for you. Do you like it? I do. Yes, you like all three of them?

We are staying here two more days. Two more days? What are we having done right now? I'm

getting my dresses made, so that they fit me properly.

Where are you going now? After here, we go to Hanoi. It is very far away.

So we are just waiting here for Audrey's dresses to get some minor alterations done on them.

Were they too big or too small? They were a little too big on me but I am so excited

for them to be ready.

I'm quite pleased with my purchases. I ended up getting three dresses and I probably could

have gotten more because the lady just kept pushing me to try this one, try that one.

She really wanted you to get that forth dress. Oh yeah, but we had to cut it off at three.

Overall, we paid eighteen dollars per dress plus a slight discount and that included alterations

and everything.

So a little tip for anyone who is think of going shopping in Hoi An. I would say just

walk around the different streets and see what the shops have to offer. See what kinds

of styles you like and then go into a store and don't be afraid to bargain a little and

ask for different patterns and different fabrics. They can make anything you want.

Today we are biking out to Tra Que which is a little village. We're going for a special

organic meal at a restaurant that grows its own vegetables and herbs.

Oh, wow! Can you hear the sound of the water.

This is Sam on the Waterwheel. You're a natural. If this isn't fun I don't know what is. You

should move out here and take up farming.

So this place is amazing. It's like a little organic oasis where they just grow different

herbs and vegetables. Everyone is farming and it is so peaceful and quiet and it is

beautiful. Look at all of the flowers around this.

We have a very special drink here. It is called the water wheel drink. It's made with lemon

basil seed and ginger. Let's take a sip of that. It tastes very healthy. In a good way

or a bad way? In a pretty good way. Okay.

Tra Que is a small farming community village located two kilometers northeast of the Ancient

Hoi An town area.

We just came here for dinner but if you decide to visit this village you can also work with

the farmers for the day, you can take a rice paper making class or you can take a cooking

class.

If you've been following along with our recent food videos you probably have noticed we've

been having these pancakes a lot and they are delicious. I have to say that the presentation

of these ones down here looks the best.

So these here are the best country pancakes we've had. What I really like about them is

that they are not as oily or greasy as the other ones. They have a little bit of a fluffier

texture.

So this lovely presented dish is called three friends and there are three friends right

in my hand. We have shrimp, pork and vegetables wrapped around. Pop that in your mouth. Friendly?

I've got some good pals in my mouth.

These tres amigos are almost too pretty to eat.

Thank you. Easy.

So here we have our colorful papaya salad and I didn't realize it was going to be this

big. I started to think we ordered way too much food. Are you kidding me? With me here?

Too much food? I'll take care of that.

Well to sum up this meal I can honestly say this is the best dinner I've had since I've

been in Vietnam. I absolutely loved the dishes. You could just taste the freshness in every

single dish we had. The prices were really affordable. The portions were generous and

it was cooked really healthy. Nothing was greasy or too oily. It was just absolute delight

to come here and eat.

I definitely agree. I think the long bike ride out here was definitely worth it and

it is nice eating in such a quiet and peaceful setting just being surrounded by the farm.

So we highly recommend it if you're in Hoi An.

Hello! We are on a little raft and just cruising down the Mekong Delta.

I'm loving the conical hat.

How do you like your hat? I need a hat of my own. We should be wearing this back in

Canada. What is wrong with people?

There is a little traffic jam over here.

Hello. Tip Tip?

We're doing a three day tour of the Mekong Delta and this is day number one and we just

started off by sampling some tea with honey and few little snacks. Now we're doing a little

paddle boat adventure down the Mekong.

Today we're in Saigon one of the most hectic and chaotic cities in SE Asia and we're going

to show you the main attractions.

The best souvenir to take back home - weasel coffee. That is coffee that has been pooped

out of a weasel in case you were wondering.

It looks a little bit like an O'Henry bar.

There is a lot of exotic things you can buy in Vietnam. Nothing more so than snake wine.

We also have some very cool chocolates over here in the shape of conical hats or you can

get your own durian chocolate.

Our first stop today is the War Remnants Museum in Saigon. This museum chronicles the war

from the perspective of the North side.

We just finished visiting the War Remnants Museum and inside it is divided into several

different galleries. I would say that the most impacting gallery is the one that focuses

on the results of Agent Orange. Agent Orange was a defoliant used to get rid of the leaves

in the jungle, so that it would make warfare easier but the thing is that the toxins effected

people decades later, so someone who had been exposed to the toxins when they were twelve

years old when they had children at twenty five most of those kids were born with deformities.

Thousands of people in Vietnam are effected by this.

We're here at Thien Hau temple dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea. Many years ago this

is where people would have come to pray for protection for a long sea journey.

Over here they are burning the used incense.

So the spiral coils that you see burning up there are actually incense sticks and they

burn for three months, so if a family wants to have good luck they come to the temple

they write their name and date of birth on a little ribbon that is attached to the incense

stick and it just burns there for a few months and you're lucky the whole time.

Next up it is time to go shopping at the Binh Tay Market. Let's go see what we can find.

The market is a bustling hive of activity and you can buy just about anything here.

I wait for you.

We have some very forceful saleswomen over here. One lady grabbed onto my arm and was

pulling and she would not leg go of me because I wouldn't buy a silk scarf.

We are now visiting the Reunification Palace. This used to be the Presidential Palace for

South Vietnam and it is stuck in a time warp. It has been left to look exactly the way it

did when the North stormed through on April, 1975.

This is the Notre Dame Cathedral in Saigon and it is a very easy landmark to notice because

it is made out of red brick.

And if you happen to be here at the right time you can even join Mass.

Our last stop of the day we are visiting the General Post Office in Saigon and normally

a post office wouldn't be a main attraction but this one was designed by Gustav Eiffel,

the same guy who built the Eiffel Tower.

The old phone booths have been turned into ATM machine stations.

Although it is a main tourist attraction it still does function as a post office.

And that concludes our grand tour of Saigon and we hope you enjoyed it.

Well, our time in Saigon is over and we're now taking a train to Nha Trang for some beach

time. Yes. And that is going to make one of us very happy. Who would that be? Oh yeah,

I just love the beaches. You'll get lots more freckles. I do. I need more. I don't have

enough.

We have been eating local foods the whole time we have been here. Check that out. That

is so Vietnamese. What is that? I think they may call that pizza. Iced cafe?

I've got my favorite treat here - Vietnamese iced coffee. I paid 15,000 Dong for that which

is about seventy five cents. Is it ever good. It is made with condensed milk and it has

copious amounts of sugar. Take a big sip.

Better than an Iced Cap from Tim Hortons back home. Okay, aside from the ice cap I think

we need to discuss Sam's new look over here. A pretty obvious change. What is that? What

do you mean what is that? That's my mustache. It is awesome. You love it.

I'm a throwback from the seventies.

There are two different classes in this train. We are traveling in the soft seat section

which has AC and really cushiony chairs. Then you also have hard benches with fans. Yeah,

what a big difference. I'm glad we got the ones here. It is a lot more comfortable.

Chicken. We be having chicken for breakfast.

One of my favorite snacks of all - fried spring rolls and I get to eat them on

a train.

We are going kayaking around the bay...woo!

We are paddling down the Ha Long Bay. Oh yeah! Look at you paddle. I know. I'm doing all

the work and Sam is just there for the ride. Exactly!

You paddle girl, you go.

One of the coolest things out here by far are the floating villages.

We survived our kayaking experience in Ha Long Bay. We almost crashed into the cliff.

Yes. It was kind of scary. It is a bit stressful especially because whenever the big boats

(the junks) go past they create these little waves and the kayaking is turning. And you

have to get out the way of the junk too. That is stressful. Yeah, but it was fun. It was

a fun way to see the bay.

Today we are eating lunch at the Bale Well in Hoi An. This is a very small local restaurant.

They have a fixed menu. Actually there is no menu. They just bring you food and you