Day 120: Hanoi: Going Home

Today was my last day in Asia, and really, I didn't make the most of it at all. I'm ready to go home for a while. I'm excited to see my family, and my boyfriend, and my friends, and to have a steady supply of hot water and tea bags.

It has been a truly incredibly experience, from lugging my stuff through sand on a completely empty road, with only Gibbons to keep me company, to the insanity, glitz and glam of Shinjiku's Scramble Crossing, I have loved almost every minute of this trip.

9 countries, dozens of cities, hundreds of people, and 120 days.

I plan on spending at least some of my time back home editing some pictures and making more country/city specific posts, so stay tuned for those, plus some handy tips and tricks for various places and itineraries. 

Thank you to everyone who has been keeping up with this daily journal. I hope it has been mildly interesting!

Tomorrow, Australia xxxx

Day 119: Hanoi: Coffee and Sickness

Today, I am still unwell. I think I'll be fine for my flight tomorrow, but there goes my last chance to explore Hanoi!!

I did go out and try one of the famous egg coffees this town is known for, and it was delightful.  

Last night I also braved the night and went to see a water puppet show. It was as bizarre as it sounds, all in Vietnamese. 

It is supposedly an ancient art form farmers used to use when rice fields were flooded, with small acts and skits performed by dolls on sticks. They had everything from people to evil fish to sentient eggs in the cast.  

Tomorrow, my flight home xx