A bit worn out still from the move out of Seoul, the day in Kuala Lumpur, and the night spent in the airport, we both welcomed the rain and the excuse to relax in and around the Hanoi Backpackers Hostel. We planned and booked trips to Halong Bay and Sapa, chatted with fellow backpackers, wandered out for lunch, only to come back in to camp out on our computers for a bit, and then wandered back out for some banh mi sandwiches made in a makeshift “kitchen” consisting of a portable burner and a couple of portable cabinets. We sat on stools an average American would deem fit for a three year old and ate our sandwiches before we schlepped back to bed.
