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Day #1: Hanoi (19-Jun-2011)
So yea, it kinda started out like this - unexciting. Sorry to spoil the suspense, but it's gonna remain the same throughout the entire trip with an exception of juz those few days. This moment as I type I feel as though I havent gone anywhere in the 1st place. No nostalgia, no adrenaline rush. No momento photographs. Juz a little addition to the trail of unimpressive memories. No doubt the above was some street side food, but it was devoid of its main component - the seafood. Some crustacean thg. Yes I admit it looked dubious, but if I were alone, it's no doubt that I would've tried it. It was cooked, wasn't it?

This is how we stayed on the safe side. Baked pastries - in Vietnam. Western pineapple & banana pies, custard tarts. Hmmm...

Grudges, check. Regrets, check. I'm not sure how I'm gonna make up for the time/money lost on this trip with hardly anything to recollect in return. Seriously, I feel a holiday totally wasted. I'm not gonna say this out.. But now I know how important a travel partner is. Apart from the importance of booking a trip with a reliable travel agent. No more heavy reliance on hotels to do the job. Irresponsible local crooks are as good as mismatched travel partners. They screw you upside down.