Rainy Day Reads

I went to Dalat on my big Asia backpacking trip in 2009. We had been backpacking through Thailand and Cambodia for about 1½ months, and I am not really one for the hot, moist climate in those parts of the world. So when we arrived in Dalat after a harrowing bus trip from Saigon, it was like heaven! Dalat is situated in the mountains in about 1500 m altitude, which makes for a nice cool climate. The book recommends that if you have time you take the bus through some of the beautiful landscapes of Vietnam. That should take about 4 hours. But as mentioned above my friend and I had a horrific bus trip. We were also told it would take about 4-5 hours, but instead it took 9½, and the bus was less than amazing. It died several times going up the mountains, and the seats and airconditioning panels were falling apart. So if you decide to take the bus at least make sure of the standard. Otherwise there are flights available. There are quite a lot of things to see in and around...