Vientaine was just a stopping point to Hanoi.. Nevertheless, kitorang still went around town and stop by at Ardina Spa for an hour of pampering.. All those bus rides was really killing our back… It was not as good as expected since aku tak biase kene urut and I imagined it to be really sensual and relaxing but turn out to be quite painful.. Again, we had to take another 5 hour bus ride to Vinh, Vietnam and another 6 hours train to Hanoi. Actually we could take the 24 hrs bus to Hanoi tapi tanak since its really full n stuffy sebab they sort of use the bus to transfer their daily goods as well.. (rice, wood, plastic, chicken?, etc).. Laos-Vietnam border was another point to be watched out.. The officer refused to get out passport stamped without bribe.. Here goes my USD 1 to those low integrity officer.. At time like this even USD 1 pon aku nak berkira.. Konon nak tunjuk garang tapi tak larat nak layan.. kasik jek.. Then at Vinh we faced another difficulty.. The local ppl hardly speak any English.. Luckily ade this one English teacher from Hanoi that help us to purchase the train ticket and all.. Overall, this is one of the most challenging leg of our journey..
