well it's been an interesting trip, was not ready to go home until my ride to the airport convinced me otherwise. Megan and I arrived in Hanoi around 4:30am after another earth moving train ride,this time our cabin companions were two Vietnamese guys that did not speak English and snored most the night. I couldn't take it so I turned my iPad iTunes on and hid it under my pillow until the screen darkened, I prayed for quiet, after a while it was but then intermi...

November 7th -8th Our overnight train was uneventful.  Megan & I shared bunks with Fran and Tim.  the beds themselves were a bit dirty but a little lavender oil to keep the bugs at bay, clean sheet, pillow and silk sleeping bag liner and we are good.  Our train left around 5:30 and arrived in Honoi around 5:00 am.  we had takeout from the hotel, mine was penne and cheese, others had baguette sandwiches, I wanted to play it safe and go veggie.  As soon a...