■ NORTHERN VIETNAM: It was a little after 10 o'clock and the sun was starting heat things up. To protect my much coveted albino complexion I stopped to put on some sunscreen.

Almost immediately a man started yelling Hello from his window. This happens all over Northern Vietnam as people are incredibly eager to say Hello to tourists.

As the man ventured out from his wooden stilt home to come and talk to me he seemed mighty curious about this lotion I was putting in my face. I offered him some which in turn set off a remarkable turn of events....

■ This won't make any sense unless you've seen the vid but when you have, if you're pondering why would I ask for water and then not dare to drink it? At first I thought maybe they ran a little corner store from the house adjacent to their hut. I thus conjectured they'd have new bottles there. When I finally got a glass though, and saw where it came from, I can assure you I would've drank it if it wasn't for the fact that I was Vlogging. I have so many videos to film and I can't afford to lose 5 days to recover from some stomach illness when my visa is only for 2 weeks.