Arrival!!

Good morning,

For all those curious, I have arrived safely, despite
the Typhoon Xangsane hitting the day before. The
weather in HCMC doesn't seem to be hugely affected
but who am I to truly comment ;)

The flights were long and uneventful - Pascal, if you
haven't booked your flight, I recommend Air Nippon
more than Air Canada as you have your own personal TVs
for those sleepless nights ;)

I had planned on working my way north and then flying
back south but now that the typhoon has hit the center
of the country, I might fly north and then head back
south slowly to give the region a change to settle a
bit.

I'll keep everyone posted.

Sarah

A few first impressions;

1. It's no wonder there's supposed to be something
like 8 accidents a minute in Vietnam - they're crazy
drivers!! More crazy than Thailand or Cambodia,
everyone just goes wherever, whenever and the biggest
vehicle has the right of way. In addition to
navigating other cars & bikes, pedestrians just walk
out into the mix. I've already seen my first accident
and I've only been out of the hotel room for 3 hours!!
2. Oil painting seems to be a big thing...not sure
why!!
3. Everyone seems fairly nice/friendly, even the
motorcycle taxi people.

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