Hoi an: After settling into our bunk beds on our comfortable sleeper bus in Hanoi, we poured ourselves some drinks and set off for Hoi an, catching a connecting bus at Hue. It wasn't long before disaster struck.... after about an hour into the journey, an almighty bang ground the bus to a halt on a busy motorway bustling with massive lorries and buses all speeding past us!!! We were all ordered to step off the bus while they tried to fix the problem, the problem being the gear box had blown beyond repair!! After several frustrating hours, all us westerners hungry for beer set off down the motorway armed with our torches and dong in search of the nearest town or village... after 1/2 hour of walking we came across a secluded, not to mention
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