Southern Vietnam is beautiful.
But the north can be skipped. Should be. Maybe it’s the cold weather, but the
people in northern Vietnam and around Hanoi are just vicious. I wouldn’t say
the Vietnamese were known for their friendliness, but the northerners raise
that sentiment to an artform. A friend of mine was hit by a moto when she was
standing on the ‘sidewalk’, and they didn’t even stop to apologize.
From Hanoi, many people bid
farewell to Vietnam and head West to Laos. The bus from Hanoi to Vang Vieng
takes 28 hours. And don’t expect to get any sleep: the crew has no qualms about
waking you up and moving you so that they can make room for a package they just
picked up and will deliver in another few hours. Only in Vietnam is a package
more important than a passenger. And like everything else relating to buses,
“direct bus” is a flexible term.
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