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The formerly quiet town and guesthouses were now packed with Hanoi tourists out for the weekend. Karaoke music blared, travelers packed the textile shops, and the sounds of “MOT! HAI! BA!” could be heard from drunken revelers. ... Not wanting to go much farther in the dark, I kept asking anyone I could find about a hotel, pantomiming my head on a pillow. Eventually, I got some directions to another town where I would supposedly find a hotel. I arrived at a strange place, ...