I really enjoying people-watching along the Mekong delta. The faces were friendly, the pace was slow and relaxed.

I had some trepidation about visiting Vietnam. I was warned that it would be similar to China in terms of hawking, touts, impatience and aggression, and considering the hard time I had in China, I wasn’t sure about subjecting myself to all that stress again. However, my friend showed me his pictures of Sapa and [...]

As mentioned in the previous post, I decided to take a long-haul bus to Hanoi. The Lonely Planet and backpackers call it The Death Bus. I had read about the horribleness of it: the buses were crowded, cramped etc. I had to seriously consider the merits of doing this and after enquiring about bus drivers, [...]