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We chug along thud thud thud. We get another sleeper car because lying down is the only way to travel. Small villages and factory’s fly by, mountains light the background. It’s lush here, this is the rainiest area of the country.
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The overnight train towards Saigon is a journey all its own. We walk from our hotel to the station and arrive early. What we think is some official showing us our car is a tricky trickster. He demands money from us as he puts us in the wrong sleeper car. Gesturing at his ID card. Eventually we pay the guy about 2 dollars so he will leave. We’re not used to this trickery and we have made peace with the small little scams that are everywhere. Our sleeper car sleeps 6. It’s full when we leave and nobody but dawn and I speak English.
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