I thought I could beat the sunrise, but I was greeted by a bright, cloudy and someone hazy morning in Hanoi. I checked out of my hotel and boarded a taxi to the bus terminal where the bus to Lang Son departed. The obviously underaged driver was unsure, but he agreed to take me for [...]

I checked out of Yingbing at about 7.00am and took 213 to Langdong Bus Station. It was about 9 deg C. Langdong was crowded that morning, but there was hardly any queue at the ticket counters. I bought the Naning-Hanoi ticket and proceeded to wait at the “business class” departure hall. Unlike the “economy class” [...]