The long ride to Hanoi was, once again, insane.  I did get to meet a group of young guys from England and a cool girl named Becky from the states.  I really haven't done much here, just relaxing.  I met up with Revital and her friends the first day and walked around the Old Quarter a little before they got on a train to Sapa, a to...

Hanoi is chaos. Imagine trying to navigate yourself from one side of the street to the other while motorbikes and cars alike whiz past you in all directions.  There are no crosswalks or lit signs telling you when it's safe to cross.  The best chance you have to get across the streets of Hanoi safely, is to walk across normally while st...

The confusion seems not only confined to the passengers but also the tour operator. Amy is fending off the moto drivers on one side while I am trying to secure our bags on the other side. But, alas, foiled again. Our bags are removed from the opposite side of the bus that they were loaded on from. Before I can secure them they are loaded on to a...

naah men bussen kom, og vi blev glaedeligt overrasket. den var af ebdre standarder end vi havde vaeret vant til. der fulgte smaa puder med paa ryglaenet og vi fik alle en plads ind mod vinduet, saa vi kunne sove godt. men herfra blev det saa kun vaerre! pga regnen begyndte det at dryppe ned fra viduesrammen. Viduerne var til lige med ikke taette...

Ok, so we survived Northern Vietnam and made our way back to Hanoi. Virginie and I really enjoyed the hill country up north. After driving around on a moped, Virginie and I decided to see the countryside up close and personal by taking a 2 day trek through the valley. We hired a guide who took us up and down the terraced rice fields and through ...