My epic journey continues to another communist country, this time its Vietnam and so far its been hectic and loud. In fairness, I have only experienced Hanoi, the capital, so hopefully the rest of the country will be a bit more laid back. My last post was written on the day before I left for Vientiane - the Laos capital. We decided to make the journey a bit interesting by partaking in a kayaking trip down the river. I had envisaged us floating the complete journey down the river and paddling triumphantly into Vientiane in our Kayaks. Obviously I hadn't thought this through as the distance between the two towns is much too far to kayak (for the likes of me it is anyway). In reality, the trip is just the drive to Vientiane with lunch
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