So my first port of call was Hanoi...up north in Vietnam. First impression: Unbearable heat and humidity and my taxi driver was about 13 years old and I'm pretty sure he had no license! The first of many scary journeys in Asia!! I had swollen elephant feet because of the heat for about the first six weeks..
Hanoi is a very loud and busy place. It was here I realized that there are no 'rules to the road' in Vietnam! It's a free for all! There's no use of indicators.. basically if you are going to overtake you beep your horn. The only way to cross the road is to just walk across slowly and hope you don't get hit. After a few days you do get very fearless and just step out in front of all sorts. Watch the video below and note the lack of paveme
nts, the use of horns and see if you can spot any kids on the bikes!
At first it's a real shock seeing all the kids on scooters...but after a few weeks you're used to seeing 6 kids and babies all piled on with no safety equipment.. eek.
Hanoi was a great introduction to Asian life - I spent many hours walking around the back streets people watching. The lake at night is beautiful, loads of pretty lights all around the side and the bridge is lit up bright red. Gorgeous.
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