Hanoi to Hoi An

We took the Splendid hotel's offer to book a cab and had an aggressive driver but lived to tell the tale. Even though there is no rush, there is much weaving, bobbing and ignoring of conventional road rules here. Boarding was typically disorganized with no attention to zones assigned but we left just 4 minutes late. We were met by our car service and taken to Square Villa hotel and the room was the nicest we've had thus far: new, roomy and great air con that removes a lot of the humidity as we can see a pipe in the inside wall that the unit is mounted on which drains into the shower.

The first item on arrival was a trip to a tailor (more on that below), after which we walked back to the hotel via the waterfront which (Yay!) is closed to traffic after 3 pm and it was such a luxury to walk and not worry about where motorcycles were coming from. We ended up splitting a stir fried noodle dish just across the street from our hotel. Food is always nearby in Vietnam!Read more