Sorry for the slackness, Vietnam, to be honest, kind of confounded us. It's really a worthwhile place to see, but we spent quite a lot of our time either being pissed off, or feelling guilty for being pissed off. The thing is that we went through Thailand and Laos in a state of pretty much constant enjoyment. People ask you if you want a tuk tuk, you say no thanks, and they leave you in peace. Someone offers to sell you something and most of the time if you don't want it, they leave you in peace. Not in Vietnam. We just felt really exposed there, and it was virtually impossible to avoid being hassled. We knew the reasons why, and don't think we didn't feel bad if we got annoyed, but it's just so bloody
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