An emotional day.

Today we were back saying goodbye to Amelia, as she flew back to the UK and we headed to Da Nang in Vietnam.

Fortunately we were staying close to BKK airport and the hotel provided a free minibus service so we were able to see Amelia off properly and at the departure gate.

It was an emotional time for us all, as we’ve grown close over the 2 weeks since she’s been over in Thailand.

From past experiences, we wanted to try and avoid the tears and upset of another goodbye, but it was inevitable and Michelle and Amelia were comforting each other as we walked to security and the final goodbye.

It was difficult waving off Amelia, as there was tears from us all, however the plan is to meet up with her again in September before she starts back in her second year at Loughborough Uni.

After Amelia left the next few hours before our flight to Da Nang were supposed to be relaxing in BKK airport, however speaking to one of the airline check in staff we suddenly realised we were at the wrong airport!

Long story short we needed to be at Don Mueang International an hour’s drive away. After a mad dash across Bangkok, we thankfully made it in time for our flight, and were soon up in the air, on our way back to Vietnam.

We had a trouble free arrival into Da Nang and with the hotel only 10mins or so from the airport, we were soon checking into our hotel, home for the next 7 days.

We have an amazing room with incredible views from the 19th floor out over the beach and seafront.

After unpacking we headed for dinner at a local Vietnamese restaurant a couple of blocks back from the beach. We had a really healthy combo including vegetable spring rolls and chicken Pho, with the obligatory Tiger beers all for a very reasonable price of just £6. So good to be back in Vietnam!

Being Friday night Da Nang was busy with locals and Vietnamese holidaymakers as well as the odd Western tourist. We walked back past a number of beach bars with karaoke in full swing and lights illuminating our way. It’s such a lovely city and one we are looking forward to exploring over the next week.