Lonely Planet says the morning train to Pingxiang is most convenient for crossing the border so of course all the backpackers in town can be found on this one train. Finding fellow backpackers in Nanning isn?t as easy as in Hanoi where they are a dime a dozen but when you do find them they seem to be extra friendly. Anyway, the twelve of us backpackers crossed the border and eventually found our way to Hanoi.
I?m traveling the coast of Vietnam as quickly as I can, to meet mom in HCMC by Oct 27th. I?m taking a brief stop in Hue before heading on a 30+ hour bus ride for the remainder of my journey. My stop in Hanoi was also brief. Hanoi is full of westerners but I did get a chance to have several helpings of pho noodles at street corner stalls for around 60 cents. MMMMmmmmm?.