Vietnam's appeal wins over chaos

The chaos of Hanoi is infectious but it’s the steep limestone mountains of north Vietnam that are beckoning to be explored. The traffic is the first thing to hit you in Hanoi. And if you don’t learn to master crossing the roads quickly, then hit you, it will. If the heat doesn’t floor you first. A heaving mass of never-ending chaos is the only way to describe the capital of Vietnam. It’s a land where there seems to be no notion of road rules and you are only limited by what you can fit on the back of a scooter, which seems to be, literally, anything. Within minutes of hitting the streets it’s worth learning: you don’t dodge the traffic, it dodges you....