Left from Hoian, and headed for Hanoi, the northern part of Vietnam. Due to the Tet Festival, there was a mad rush for buses as I fought with the locals for a seat. There were a lot of pushing and arguments. I nearly couldn’t get on the bus but I was pretty mean this time round as I blocked the way of the locals and pushed my way up. Got a lot of angry stares from that deed.

Hanoi is a very challenging place. There are a lot of scams and extortion around. I met with a number of situations where the locals were out to trick me. They would claimed that the bowl of noodles cost 10,000 Dong (Singapore $1) and then change the price after the food comes to the table. There were a few times that I just walked out of the stall. I have seen fights on the street like every other day at the place which I stayed. Quite different from the rest of Vietnam.
Didn’t really like Hanoi and to skip the crowded mess of Hanoi, I decided to go to Halong Bay, the bay with thousands of rocks jutting out.