Vietnam! So we arrived in Hanoi 2 weeks ago. We were told that the local people in Northern Vietnam especially were not very nice, but so far everything has been really good with a couple of exceptions. In Hanoi we took a taxi to the waterpark, instead of using his meter (which he could take us on a more scenic route to up the charge) we agreed on a set price of 60,000 dong (approx $3.70 CND). Which was fine, when we got there the meter was 55,000 so we didn't loose much, about .40 cents. We figured on the way back we could find a ride for 50,000 dong being that the drivers weren't looking to busy and would settle for less. We found someone who agreed. It doesn't seem like much money, but here
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