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ARRIVED IN HO CHI MINH CITY. TOOK THE EASY OPTION, OR SO I THOUGHT, OF FLYING FROM LAOS TO VIETNAM. A VERY SCARY STOPOVER LANDING IN PHNOM PENH; I THINK THIS IS HOW IT IS WITHOUT THE AID OF ON-BOARD COMPUTERS . BUT THE DESCENT AND LANDING IN SAIGON IS THE WORST OF MY LIFE; I WAS CONVINCED THAT WE WOULD CRASH AS THE PLANE TOOK A SHARP RIGHT TEN FOOT FROM THE RUNWAY AND LANDED ON ONE WHEEL THEN THE OTHER BEFORE SKIDDING MORE THAN 100 YARDS ON EITHER WHEEL. SAIGON HAS THREE MILLION SCOOTERS AND ELEVEN MILLION PEOPLE WHICH MAKES ABOUT FOUR PERSONS PER BIKE. THE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM SEEMS TO ALLOW EVERYONE TO DRIVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN BOTH LANES. CROSSING THE ROAD IS FUN. SPENT TWO DAYS EXPLORING THE MEKONG DELTA WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED AND DID A CITY TOUR TO GET THE FEEL OF THE PLACE. A LOT OF INFO ABOUT THE ATROCIOUS EVENTS OF THE WAR; NOT WHAT WE HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE IN THE WEST. MUCH, MUCH WORSE. TRAVELING NORTH NOW, UP THE COAST MOSTLY, STOPPING AT PHAN THIET, DALAT AND NHA TRANG SO FAR. THE BEST IS YET TO COME AND WILL ENDEAVOUR TO UPDATE WITH LATEST EXPLOITS WHEN I MARCH INTO HANOI; THE INTERNET IS EXCRUCIATING OUTSIDE OF THE BIG CITIES IN VIETNAM.
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