Tam Dao

Brought the family to Tam Dao today. It is a mountain resort 1.5 hours from Hanoi.

The road up the mountain was narrow and it was a nerve wracking drive up. Lorries were competing to get up. Mind you, it is a 1 lane but vehicles were going both ways.

At one stage, a huge tour bus decided to squeeze through forcing many of the cars coming up to stop. We found ourselves having to go backwards to give the bus space to move. Imagine doing this while on an incline. It was no joke.

I was nervously watching my driver to make he was alert.

Why must driving outside Hanoi be such a terrifying experience? I recall going to Mai Chau and the several near death experiences.

Perhaps lives are too cheap in Vietnam?

The bad experience going up in a way spoilt the mood by the time we got to the top.

Aside from the breath-taking views, there was little else to do.

Wish the locals make more effort building up tourist spots.

One thing for sure is that I will not go up again!