Blogs from Central Highlands, Vietnam, Asia - page 50

The first time I crashed my motorbike I had to check and see if my right foot was still attached to my leg. The second time I crashed my motorbike I had to check and see if I still had all ten fingers. The third time I crashed my motorbike, well I didn’t actually crash it, but that dog still has three good legs… It’s been an interesting last few days cruising the Ho Chi Minh Trail with my vespa posse. To start, its real hard to not feel like a total badass when you’re roaming the countryside on board a cherry red moped that tops out at around 35 kph. Actually I’m only guessing that’s how fast it went because the speedometer was broken as well as the odometer. Come to think of it, of ... read more

Da Lat was described in the LP as beautiful misty hilltop town where honeymooners frequently visit. Unfortunately, we were a tad disappointed. The town itself was pretty dank and dull and there appeared to be a lot of construction taking place which had turned the river water an unattractive orange/brown colour. On arrival we had a walk around the town and eventually found a nice coffee shop where we were able to shelter from the torrential rain. Food was great though. The only saving grace during our time in Da Lat was our cooking class with Rote. We met him when we were checking into our hotel, a little 5-foot man, full of enthusiasm and possessing excellent persuasive skills! We were signed up to his cooking class within 10 minutes. That evening Karen, Julia and ... read more

I took a break from the madness of Saigon to spend a few days in Dalat. Dalat was a French hill station and its cooler weather was a welcome break from the sweltering heat in the rest of Vietnam. This was the first and last time I wore a fleece in Vietnam. Dalat is a nice hilly university town set beside a lake. The city is much quieter than Saigon and is a haven for Vietnamese artists, tourists and honeymooners. I spent several days hanging out there with a Dutch/German guy named Fred. The main attraction of Dalat is the beautiful surrounding countryside, which is full of rolling hills and green forests. The land is very fertile in this region and there are many farms growing berries, coffee, avocados, and numerous other crops. Dalat even produces ... read more

Siden vi sidst skrev, ups.. vist ca 20 dage siden, har vi haft et synomyn til power shopping; power travelling. Foerst fra Vientiane, hovedstaden i Laos. Efter at havde vaeret der i 2 dage, tog vi natbussen paa anden dagen, til pakse (700 km mod syd), derefter straks som vi var staaet af bussen hoppede vi paa endnu en bus mod dong det, 3 timer. Der var vi i 1-en-halv dag, hvor efter vi igen tog nordpaa, mod et stort omraade 30 km syd for pakse hvor der ligger en kaempe ruin af et tempel (wat pou, Champasak). Det var noget af en spaendende tur ud til dette world heritage-site - som selvfoelgelig efter denne verdensarvs-status har mangedoblet entreen, men intet gjort ved tilgangsruten og mulighederne. Vi er jo i asien, saa diverse maste minibusser ala ... read more

Hi Everyone!! I am back from Vietnam and en route to Hong Kong! I had a great time in Vietnam. We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and I stayed a day there with my friends the first night but then we took a bus to another city called Da Lat. It was a six-hour bus ride, not that bad. The first day in Ho Chi Minh, my friend Annee and I went to the local market and bought tons of fabric to get clothes made at a tailor. The fabric was very cheap and there was so much to choose from. We then walked into a random tailor and were able to get our clothes made. I had previously pulled out a bunch of pictures from magazines of clothes that I wanted to get ... read more