Bugs, bugs, and more bugs

Just an update on practical travel problems. So far, I've been using my Deet lotion pretty regularly and only really got bug bites (2 or 3) when I didn't put it on. So that has been a great success. I think the permethrin treatment of the clothes has worked well so far too, because I haven't gotten any bites through my clothing either. However, I either got bitten by fire ants or some other bug when I was on my Halong Bay tour and may have gotten bitten by bed bugs in a couple places already. They don't itch, but they are clearly a rash and look like small bites on my arms. No fun at all! The hostel we are staying at is very clean, but it's really hard to tell when you have bed bugs or where you might get them from. Hopefully the rash/bites will start to go down, or I'll start looking pretty ridiculous soon.