Hoi An and the hand made Shoes, Alice has already posted about her impressions of Hoi An. As we only stayed three days, it seems indulgent for me to do the same, however I feel the place really deserves a shout, and so do the shoes... We almost missed out Hoi An from our trip further south in Vietnam. It lies twenty or so kilometers south of its big neighbour De Nang (complete with rail link to Ho Chi Min City!). Our thinking that it was out...

We were recommended Hoi An by dave and were really looking forward to visiting. We arrived in Hoi An about 5pm and were already happy as the temperature was alot warmer and there was no rain! Getting off the bus we were approached by a number of people trying to get us to stay at their hotel or offering us cheap taxis to the town centre, after alot of talk about manchester and chelsea football club, we decided we would be better of walking to...