Wills: The first couple of days were very chaotic and very different to Oz and NZ but we soon got used to it. Its beautiful and my favourite country so far. So many massive buddha statues, everyone is very friendly, so many pagodas and cheap beer. Hanoi (North) Like we said in the last blog, Hanoi hits you like a slap in the face. The old quarter buzzes and hums to it's own melody of zooming motos, locals buying and selling goods, men's bia hoi gatherings...

Calling this blog 'a taste' of Vietnam feels wrong in a sense. 'Tasting' something implies that your senses are being given the chance to slowly feast upon something new, taking your time over all the delicate flavours, processing it and letting it sink in - like opening a nice bottle of red wine in the garden on a sunny day. Vietnam isn't a nice bottle of red and you can't open and take your time over it while the flavours hit your palette and sink slowly in. ...