Here I am, I have arrived in Hanoi, Capital city of Vietnam from Vientiane. First impressions traffic, traffic and more traffic, just think of London traffic on steroids!!!! Fact there are 3 million motor cycles & yes they carry everthing, pigs, dogs, cows, chest of drawers anything you can imagine they can carry here and ride, now that is what I call multi-tasking. Ok here is the deal if you want to survive in Hanoi on foot this is what you must do to get around: Always walk towards & in the traffic, don't worry the motor cycles will go around you. Don't run Don't stop Just keep walking till you reach the other side. A good thing about Hanoi is street beer, only 4,000 dong which works out about 20p a glass, no wonder after
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