So the journey continues....this time from Vientiane to Hanoi in Vietnam, or to give it it's proper name 'The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam'. Vietnam is a country that has fought against it's neighbours (China), colonial powers (France) and more recently itself (Vietnam war, for those thick-sters amongst you....or those that haven't seen Platoon)) so I wasn't sure what the impact of these events would have on the country. What I did know however, was that a country that called its currency the 'Dong' would have me going towards passport control with a smile on my face. After sharing a taxi with two Danish girls I went out to explore the sights. As the hotel wasn't that central the first 15 mins of the sights consisted of busy streets, swarms of motorbikes, cyclos, food stalls and
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