I was in Hanoi for 2 weeks, because it was a place that felt like home the moment I arrived there. The buzz of the thousands of motorbikes, the momentary bliss at the city cafes, the energy of the Old Quarter, the smell of Bun Ca guiding me towards it like a missile. The city has this sensual allure, especially in the evening. My favorite activity was to ride on a motorbike through the backstreets of Hanoi at night. All I have to decide now is when I will be ...

Vietnam... The land inspires ideas from so many different war movies. I really had no idea what to expect. On the travelers circuit I only heard great things about Vietnam. What will it be like? I took an overnight bus from Kunming, China to the Vietnamese border. I arrived at 6am before the border even opened. Where it China everyone ignored me, in Vietnam everyone gives me constant attention. It usually comes by way of wanting me to buy something. They are alw...