helloooo! we are here in the nam now! got a coach from nanning at half 7 in the morn to get to hanoi for 5. we got here on time after a long and boring day. we got to immigration where i was told i look nothing like my passport photo. splendid. had another officer check it for me. pretty sure they just wanted to scare me...maybe? got through and had far too many passport checks. got a hot bus to hanoi which took a few hours and then FINALLY discovered our host...

hello all! very sorry. apparently this whole blogging this just really isnt my style! we had some very interesting cultural experiences. note the word INTERESTING. we started with a few days being mellow and chilling out and geting used the the time difference and getting used to where we were staying. started in a hostel which was nicer than i thought to be honest... and we went to tiananmen square where we were bombarded with children with arse hanging out o...