The daily scooter race about to start in Hanoi (there's over three million of them!)

One of the Chinese Junk (yes that's what they're really called) boats in Halong bay

One of several floating villages in Halong bay

A huge cave in one of the karst islands in Halong bay (during the French war over a 1,000 Vietnamese used this as a hideaway)

A lovely view from the mouth of the cave

A scene from another era - these days the Junks mainly use their motors to get around the bay

Sunset in Halong bay

The moon rising over Halong bay

A local fishing boat

Passing by a floating village on our kayak

Kellee looking back to make sure Conor is still paddling!

A viewpoint on Cat Ba island - the largest in the bay and the only one that is inhabited

The citadel in Hue which was taken by the North Vietnamese Army for 3.5 weeks before it was retaken. The scene of much death and destruction

Along with the ghosts of the soldiers who died a most violent death here, all that remains is the bombed out and bullet scarred skeleton of the church jsut south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

Mr Anh, our guide and Vietnam vet (he was chief scout working with the Americans for over two years in the DMZ) telling us how he lost close friends inside this former Catholic church in a fierce battle between the Americans and Viet Cong

Front view of the church, the battle for which also sparked the first bombing of Hanoi

During the days of the heaviest fighting in the DMZ, this spot was where the Con Thien firebase was situated; 6 platoons lived here - just beyond the tree is where the mess tents used to be

The command bunker at Con Thien Firebase - this would have been covered with a further 3 metres of sand bags

War memorial at a North Vietnamese cemetery by the DMZ

The Ho Chi Minh trail once crossed the river at this point in the DMZ

Our guide crossing the bridge over the Ben Hai river, which was the demarcation between North and South Vietnam (running almost precisely along the 17th parallel)

Kellee entering the infamous Vinh Moc tunnels, which was used as a hideout and storage bunker for North Vietnamese in order to supply the Viet Cong in the south by way of the Ho Chi Minh trail

The end of an unfogettable and emotinally draining tour of the DMZ with Mr Anh

Coulourful lanterns along the riverside in Hoi An