It occurred to me I haven't done a post that really did justice to Hanoi, so I'm going to put a few thoughts here. Hanoi is insane - everything I read about it turned out to be true and then some. Everythings got something to sell and isn't afraid to shove it in your face (although not at the same level as Sapa!) The words you here most commonly are 'Hey mister, you want postcard (no), you want book (no), marijuana (no), opium (no), boom boom (no)' - I hope ...

Hi Everyone, So I`ve made it to my hotel in Hanoi no worries - it ended up being fairly uneventful and not the saga I expected! The place is pretty well organised for for the tourists. Hanoi is a pretty cool place. Actaully though, not cool temperature wise - hot and humid most of the time with a break for rain everyday! Everyone drives around on motorbikes or bicycles and there`s horns going off continually. Just cross the road when there`s a gap in the tr...