Hey ! Sorry for lack of posting but for some reason have found it really hard to access Blogger from some internet cafes in Vietnam (probably more due to painfully slow connections tan benevalent censorship a la China)...
Spent an enjoyable few days in Hoi An generally sitting around drinking coffee and beer, while getting clothes made (finally tally is 1 suit, 1 coat, 3 shirts, 1 jacket and 1 pair of shoes)...plus some really nice old houses (with a lot of random architectural styles - Hoi An historically had large Japanese and Chinese expat populations)...a decent beach too (and dangerously long happy hours - some f them start at 4pm !)...
Bad news is my camera broke (think water from Tropical Storm Lekima might be to blame)...so decided to leapfrog to Hanoi to try and get it repaired and/or buy another one. On the upside, today is my birhday so nothing can go wrong today -famous last words. Looks like being a pretty random birthday - going to see a water puppet show with 2 guys I know from London (Fabio and Francesco); after that they're heading down to Hoi An (the same fun 17 hour trip I've just completed in reverse)...given Hanoi has it's own Le Pub (see posts passim) think that'll certainly feature !
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Hi, it's Teresa, we met last night in Hanoi... I found your blog while trying to get some references for that Mr Happy guy, as a woman travelling alone you can imagine I would like to take precautions! I can't find any female biker, so I might take a chance with your guy. It looks like it'll certainly beat the Mekong River tour.
Don't forget to call when you're back in London!
This makes me so jealous. I wish I were drinking in Le Pub at this moment. Oh, and for the second time -- happy birthday, you big old teddy bear.
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