Blogs from Phan Thiet, Binh Thuan, South Central Coast, Vietnam, Asia

Heute wollten wir unser erstes Teilstück in Angriff nehmen. In Phan Thiet wohnt ein Bekannter von Vy, welcher seine Sommerferien in Vietnam verbringt. Er und seine Frau haben uns eingeladen sie zu besuchen. Wir haben unser Motorrad auf beiden Seiten mit Gepäckträgern ausgerüstet, um so unsere grossen Rucksäcke transportieren zu können. Wir befestigten also die Rucksäcke auf dem Roller und verabschiedeten uns bei der Tante von Vy und ihrer Familie. Es konnte losgehen. Nach etwa 50m gab es eine kleine Unebenheit in der Strasse und prompt brach ein Teil unserer Gepäckträgerkonstruktion ab. Also fuhren wir zurück zur Tante und schauten uns den Schaden an. Wir kamen zum Schluss, dass das Scharnier wesentlich stärker sein muss, da es das ganze Gewicht halten muss. Der Onkel von Vy fuhr zum Metallbauer und wir drehten Däumchen. Die "Verbesserung" dauerte ... read more

Binh Chau to Phan Thiet Now we know where all the dragonfruit are grown! We cycled along sandy barren fields and small villages built on the sand and scrub land, until, after a sugar cane juice recharge, we descended into a valley with a huge abundance of dragonfruit trees. We couldn't resist picking up 3 for 60 cents! The next use of the land was salt flats, marked out by levees with water evaporating in the sun. A relay of women with wheelbarrows shifted the salt to the roadside. We arrived in Phan Thiet as the evening was drawing in. A nice downhill for tired legs brought us to a very grey and busy city. We were ready to drop and stopped at the first Nha Nghi we found. It was quiet and strangley had a ... read more

I have just come back from a trip to Phan Tiet- Mui Ne. This was my frist trip with the family and I must say it was fantastic! The journey took us about 4 hours from Ho Chi Minh City, it is advisable to book a van with an English speaking driver so you can stop along the way to take pics. It was quite a scenic route with more that 30 chruches littered across this province called Dong Nai. Every 10 minutes, we saw huge church buliding, wihch was quite a sight! Upon approaching Phan Tiet, it was the most breathtaking sight! The sea and sky were the same colour-sky blue..amazing! The hotel was a even more amazing sight! The steps led us to a grand lobby,tranquil and modern at the same time. The looby ... read more

Sat March 1st Phan Thiet Vietnam Another lovely day in paradise!! Waken to the sound of the surf and the birds..coffee on our patio..an amazing buffet breakfast and settle in for a full day of "veging".. We spent pretty much the whole day relaxing on the patio..reading and talking..with M making the occasional foray into one of the pools to cool down. I think the title line I put above is a Rod Stewart song..altho I'm not certain. I was saying to M earlier how fortunate we are that we both enjoy travel so much togeather..and indeed how fortunate we've been to be able to do it when we have. I started out by thinking of things that I/we had opportunities to do when we were younger..in school.. like learn languages..history..geography geo-politic etc.. all of which ... read more