Me and Mark are still in Hoi An, for two reasons: 1) We like it here 2) Our former hotel kicked us out early

Now not to make you think that me and Mark are terrible guests as well as internet cafe users (remember Agra), I would like to point out in was their fault. We couldn't decide when to leave and we didn't tell them when we were but the hotel seemed to think Mark saying "maybe tomorrow" meant "please allow someone else to have our room, kick us out onto the street and please try and clean our room at 9am". We were not best pleased as we now are paying an extra $3 a night and I am a pikey. It did provide an interesting talking point for the day.

Today we went to the beach...it sucked, Mark said the sea was cold and it has a strong back current and the women on the beach had obviously been to the "Goan school of selling", which I really can't stand "its cheap as chips", some woman even tried to say my legs were hairy and shaved a small patch off with the piece of frigging cotton!

As well as clothes, we had some shoes made here, let it be known that Mark's next entry will be interesting, mainly because his shoes were crap and the woman in the shop wanted to marry him, but he will tell you all about that :)

Now I called this a rant time because i'm going to have one now, those who are easily offended please look away now. This time I have a problem with western women in south east asia - the popular bits. Let me tell you about a newspaper article (it was in the sun) I read a summer ago, some woman went into Tescos in a binkin top (the string one) and hot pants and Tescos wouldn't let her shop because they thought it was indecent. I think the stupid gappers here should take that story in. Hoi An is hot but I don't think that should mean you walk around like a cheap slapper, I have seen girls in Essex night clubs wear more. Tiny hot pants, mini skirts, halter neck tops or vest tops with everything hanging out whilst you walk down the street, it disgusts me to be honest, no wonder people think that western girls are easy, western girls make themselves look easy. We've been to India, its bloody hot there, but you don't see much flesh there, the women have dignity and only show their arms (and a bit of back when they wear a sari), just cause its hot doesn't mean you need to lose all your clothes. I'm not a prude, I don't cover myself up all the time as people who went to uni with me will know, but I know where to draw the line and I just think its a bit off, its fine if the locals show flesh but if they don't, then I don't think travellers should. Sorry to rant but I think its a bit out of order and I don't want to see it all and I doubt anyone else does (cause if you wear less clothes, you tan quicker and everyone who has been to Asia knows that white tanned skin isn't considered beautiful at all - so they aren't looking at you for that). Modesty....it seems to have gone out the window :(

We go on a 24 hour bus journey tomorrow.... I wonder if that will be fun or not.

Later

Vicki

Ps- I got to 6,000 posts on FFS :-)