We got suckered into doing the local tourist route and I am glad we did. On our tour around North Vietnam we got to check out Hanoi, Halong Bay and Sapa.
After being in the south, it was hard not to start to compare some of the differences:
- The geography north of Hanoi is mountainous, lush, and green
- We had been told that by locals that people in the north tend to be a bit more aggressive, visit and you decide for yourself.
After being in the south, it was hard not to start to compare some of the differences:
- The geography north of Hanoi is mountainous, lush, and green
- We had been told that by locals that people in the north tend to be a bit more aggressive, visit and you decide for yourself.
TRAVEL TIP: A few words of advice that we received and I thought I would pass along:
- Taxi’s in Hanoi: get in the airport taxi’s ONLY. Often taxis will take you to a hotel of their choice, despite your protest. They will want you to stay at the hotel and if you refuse will sometimes get physical. Never happened to us but supposedly it does.
Random fact (as told by one local north vietnamese): According to our guide the southern ladies want northern men because they are strong and manly and northern women like southern men because they are romantic and sweet. Not sure if this is true but thought I would share.
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