¥ A writer from Atlantic.com is in Vietnam and blogging like Billio. Wish I was on holidays.

¥ Meanwhile those Crocs are still on the loose and...

¥ Rain, rain, rain... in the central parts of Vietnam.

"About 2,500 foreigners were among 3,000 tourists who have been confined to hotels in the city of Hue by floodwaters triggered by heavy rains from a tropical depression." says Reuters. "Nearly 150 old houses have been submerged in Hoi An town, a World Heritage site and a popular tourist destination in Quang Nam province..."