The Lonely Planet describes Saigon as 'a thousand motor-biking bandana bedecked bandits in a giant traffic accident waiting to happen' and I can't sum it up any better than that. Crossing the road is an adrenaline sport, which I'm sure I could market in an extreme sports pumped up place like New Zealand. The staying alive strategy goes something like this: say small prayer, slowly step out into oncoming traffic, don't walk too quickly or slowly as this allows bikes to weave around you, don't make eye contact with drivers because then they have no obligation to avoid you, reach other side and marvel for 5 mins that you're intact! I'm now into country number 6 of my trip and still loving every day. The best part is doing and seeing something different everyday. Yesterday, for
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