Mui Ne, Vietnam / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hello all! So the other day, Michole and I took a five hour bus ride to Mui Ne (a beach in Vietnam) from Nha Trang (the first beach in Vietnam that we were on). During that five hours, we switched buses once and stopped what seemed like every twenty minutes for a "toilet break", which really means "I have a contract with this random shop in the middle of nowhere so buy things, use their toilet, and then they give me commission." Regardless, we made it to Mui Ne. Too bad we were only staying for one night because it was gorgeous. (I know I sound repetitive with all the gorgeousness of the beaches but really, they're unbelievable). The resort had bungalows right on the beach and a huge pool with comfy lounge chairs. We immediately went to the pool and swam for a bit, then I found the spot with the most shade to hang out in considering I still look half lobster half white. It was a really relaxing day. I took some pictures of the resort/the beach but I forgot to take my camera cord with me to this internet cafe, so I'll have to post those later.

Next morning, we got on another five hour bus ride to Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon). This bus ride was nine million times better (no having to switch to a new bus), and we also stopped less. Basically I slept the whole time. We weren't able to spend any time in Saigon because we had our huge backpacks with us, so we just went straight to the airport. We got there around 2:30 and our flight wasn't until 7:00, so we pretty much just sat around, read, and people watched. Our flight was only two hous to Kuala Lumpur, and after a MISERABLE taxi ride to our hotel, we went to bed. I say miserable because the little guy made Michole sit in the front seat with him and wouldn't shut up. He kept asking all these questions, and his voice was extremely loud. He even turned up his music so loud at one point that even I felt like it was too loud. Not to mention, terrible music. He made us really uncomfortable. And then he said he'd be back to pick us up tomorrow to go back to the airport and so we got his card just to be nice and promptly tossed it in the trash upon entering the hotel. What a crazy.

Today, we're going to go see the twin towers here in Kuala Lumpur and also some of the other sights around there. I think those were previously the tallest towers in the world until somewhere like Dubai surpassed them? I could be wrong. Regardless...they looked really cool last night when we were driving in, so we're going to go take a look. Tomorrow, we fly to Bali! We'll be on a beach there for four nights and then in Ubud for three nights. Can't wait!