As we got on our Lao airlines flight to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, I was thinking how much I was looking forward to getting to another capital city. There’s something reassuring about a big city, easy to get around, plenty to do, lots of places to eat… However, as with Bangkok, I was soon struck with the downsides of these towns in Asia. The smells, the congestion and, oh god, the traffic. Having successfully completed our flight, which again left and arrived early, we went through immigration and went to collect our bags. I got Helen’s bag fine, but when I pulled mine off I found a strange tub full of white powder stuffed in the top. Now I’m sure that the tub was washing powder or something perfectly innocent that had just fallen out
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