I moved into the new flat and once I’d set up the laptop, the additional screen, the internet cable and the speakers, there were cables everywhere. I bunched them all up together and secured them with a twist of wire.

In Hanoi, the telecommunications explosion also means there are wires everywhere. There has been talk of digging up the city and putting them underground but in the meantime – there’s a quick fix.

Place your ladder directly onto wires. Climb up without a safety harness. Loop a rope over the many wires and get your mates at street level to pull down. Tie the bunched up wires together and hope that none have been damaged in the process.

Oh and do it on a weekday. On a busy street. And don’t stop the traffic.

Now that’s cable management.

I’m just in from a stroll around Hanoi’s Old Quarter.  More pics here.