With another brief stop to that oh-so modern metropolis of Kuala Lumpur, we have found ourselves in a city that is completely different. Hanoi, while only having embraced tourism 10 years ago, is a bustling city of service and shopping completely outside the mold. When it comes to getting around, going out to eat, and buying goods, the Vietnamese follow their own set of rules, and it takes some getting used to. The streets put us in a panic from day one. Motorbike is the choice of transport here, and there is never a time of day when there isn't a constant stream of them running through the streets. On first impression, there is no rhyme or reason to driving in Hanoi: traffic moves as fast as possible; lines, signs, and signals are ignored; driving head-on
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