I left Hanoi at lunchtime and copped a fair bit of traffic, wished I'd left earlier in the day. Bikes get their own lane separate to other cars and trucks on some bridges, don't miss them. The Fedralis' are hot to enforce this and the "I'm a dumb tourist" act doesn't work, I know
Finding rooms can be difficult in Viet-Nam, as different regions have different names for hotel, they are there. Learning to identify the name in the region you travel through helps, the advertising is usually in Viet and small but you soon get your eye in. The hotels are easier to find at tourist hotspots, but if you find the going slow don't be scared to ask the locals and rest-up.
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