Vietnam in a nut shell

• Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) - can be great or it can be poisonous!
• Conical hats are a fashion accessory, seriously young people wear them
• Bargaining is more of a necessity than in Kampuchea
• Overnight trains are OK as long as you don't mind someone else's hair on your pillow
• Cyclo drivers can not be trusted
• Taxi drivers in Hanoi are criminals (with the exception of Hanoi taxi)
• Uncle Ho is a dude
• I'm not sure if the Uncle Ho in the Mausoleum is the real deal - I'm prescribing to the Madame Tussuad's theory of a wax substitute!
• "Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Ho Chi Minh" its a catchy little tune, go on sing it!
• Beach bars in Na Trang are very very nice
• Tailored board shorts are the way of the future - you should see them, very sexy Brocky!
• You can get Oreos, Choco pie and Pringles anywhere (we were swimming off a boat in Ha Long bay and a lady paddled over to us to sell them!)
• They love the sound of a beeping horn
• Communism with a free market seems to work and do wonders for the economy
• Dam Sen Water Park in HCMC should be on every ones itinerary
• Chopsticks are the only necessary kitchen utensil