In the Hive.

Duration: 16 August to 25 August
Place: Vietnam (Hanoi, Hue, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City)
Travelled by: Tiger, Train, Boat, Bus, Van, Vietnam airline, Jetstar, Cyclos (a type of trishaw in viet)
Stayed in: Venus Hostel (Old quarter in Hanoi), overnight train, boat & bus, Binh Duong Hostel, Perfume Grass Inn, Madam Cuc Hostel
Did: Hoan Kiem Lake, Water Puppet show, St Joseph Catheral, Dong Xuan Market, Kayaking & cave visit in Halong Bay, Forbidden City, Island Hop + Snorkelling in Nha Trang, Notre Dame Catheral, Independence Palace, Benh Thah Market (haggling to at least 50% worked!), Mekong Delta, Pham Ngu Lao, Cu Chi Tunnel, Cholon (HCMC's chinatown), Windsor Plaza

Summary:
-Things being stolen, making police report & crying along the streets. Never been to a police station so many times before. A pity I lost almost 100 street photos & can only borrow the cams from the rest for the rest of the trip.
- Took motor bike rides with the locals in the noisy crowded HCMC & Hanoi (due to the crazy horning for dunnoe what, Beep! Beep!). Never see so many bikes on the road in my life. Crossing the roads is an art as there are not many traffic lights & limited road signs. It felt good that the vehicles are avoiding you instead of you avoiding them.
- Took a look at the red river... hmmm...
- Slept in Junk boat (beds were infested with cockroaches & centipedes) & train. (Food sucks but it was comfortable)
- Jumped into the sea from the upper boat deck & had Dalat red wine with 3/4 of my body submerged in water.
- Never had so much coffee, baguettes, banana, pho bo & spring rolls in my life. Had sugar cane juice at 30cents & a bowl of noodle for $1. Cheap!Tasted the famous half hatched duck eggs (could see the blood vessels formed) --> ahh...
- Hot spring + Mud Bath in the night! Relaxing..
- Tried M16, but the bullets were ex (1 for 1.3 USD) & my ear drums almost exploded
- Met "xiu dou" tour guides who rambled on & on about their personal lives for hours
- Living standard really differ a lot. On the way to Mekong Delta, tour guide said that it is common to have dengue but malaria is under control now..
- Travel budz were great. Thanks for making this trip happen together!