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I ended up staying In hoian until the Monday and I had the most amazing week, I already can't wait to go back with becky! Sunflower is the most amazing hotel and definitely something I'm not used to since backpacking! It has a massive swimming pool and everyone had fun drinking and playing games in the pool. Every morning we woke up and headed to the beach which looked like paradise! It was crystal clear water with fish swimming in around your feet. Flo Luca dee and I grabbed our same loungers every morning outside 'man' seafood bar. The thing about the loungers is you can only use them if you pay or else buy lunch, so we obviously knew which one we would prefer!
The entire week was chilled and amazing however the corruption in hoian is ridiculous. One night we headed to a restaurant called 'for you'. I ordered chicken which came out pink. I then sent it back and gave them an opportunity to cook it again. The same plate of chicken was given to me so I refused to pay for my food. This did not go down well and I ended up being locked in the restaurant with a padlock. Everyone else was shuffled out and the manager started calling in dodgy looking people. I started to get slightly worried but was just so furious that they were charging me 150,000 dong for uncooked chicken which I didn't even touch. I ended up setting on 80,000 dong, which is still outrageous! They opened the door and let me go and I was left thinking that was the most bizarre experience on my travels so far.
We headed to a club called 'volcano' a few times in Hoian. Flo met a guy called Ali a while back and he was here In hoian so we all chilled in a big group. The club was alright but we were told to be wary of the motorbike riders outside as they are in cahoots with the 'Vietnam mafia'. I laughed my ass off at that statement, until I saw a girl being punched in the face for arguing over money. Insanity! I don't think I am painting a very positive picture of hoi'an. It is actually incredible but you will get ripped off everywhere you go. It is a small price to pay for the amazing beach and glorious sunshine!
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