:) Thanks for the information. Cambodia and Vietnam are on my list of places I want to go, so this is a good preview of what I can expect of the border crossing. :)
Glad you enjoyed it;-) your blog just proves how differently we view places.... we hated this 'supposed to be' farm-stay....must be the only place I still complain about when I speak to other travelers;-) Just people put us off to be precise but the Park itself was stunning;-) hope you find more of these places on your way!!!
happy travels,
Beata
We're all different ;-) And every place is experienced different from person to person and changes with time. To us it was a great place to be with great friendly and helpful staff, we enjoyed every bit of it. We never thought it would be an actual farm we would stay at so the name never confused us in any way. To us the place gave us exactly what we expected, maybe a bit more. We are only saying how we feel about places, every one must make up their own minds
I feel your pain!!! Went there a few weeks ago! What a horrible place, never again! If you haven't already left that neck of the woods, take a trek down to Ke Ga and La Gi. There are very few tourists to contend with down that way :)
Thanks! Well, we left as soon as we had enough energy, and even though we got your comment a bit late, driving around the Mekong Delta has more than made up for Mui Ne. :)
malaria!!!!!????? no way! how are you little desert princess?
refreshed again?
it's good to know when to stop and take a break!
a lot of good writing and attention to detail øyvind!
Haha! Hey Lou! Comment madness! But very sweet :)
WHy does Øyvind get the credit fro the writing? I do all the writing, he does the photos and their comments :)
love you!
Haha! Hey Lou! Comment madness! But very sweet :)
WHy does Øyvind get the credit fro the writing? I do all the writing, he does the photos and their comments :)
love you!
the road really you guys, the shots and the words, the stories and the humor...this blog is great.
i love the details, ie first visit to the mechanic, second visit to the mechanic, first problem, second problem!!! it would be nice to see your faces once in a while though...just a glimpse?
the road you guys are easy riders with some cranky nuts and bolts but that was a hell of a road! (glad i saw it in fast speed!)
congratulations for tackling all the loose screws. missing links. crinks. and thanks for such fun images and writing! love you!
Languages This is great and I wish you well. What advice would you give me and my wife regarding learning a new language? What is the best approach given our background below. As part of the ex British Empire, there was never an emphasis on learing a foreign language although I did take French in school. My wife and I travel extensively and would love to speak French and Spanish, at least, fluently. there are so many advertised programs for learning but I am interested in what your advice for us would be.
Languages This is great and I wish you well. What advice would you give me and my wife regarding learning a new language? What is the best approach given our background below. As part of the ex British Empire, there was never an emphasis on learing a foreign language although I did take French in school. My wife and I travel extensively and would love to speak French and Spanish, at least, fluently. there are so many advertised programs for learning but I am interested in what your advice for us would be.
Language experts? Boy, have we become experts? We are mostly just lucky and have grown up polylingual. Although Sadie has learned all the Scandinavian languages recently. But to be honest, there is no easy recipe. Hard work, constant headaches, and forcing yourself to try and speak, think, read and listen to as much of the language as you can. Being in a country where people only speak that language (like in South America, or even Spain, or, let's admit it, France), helps a lot. It's painful and frustrating in the beginning, and then the fun begins :) I would say you can get a pretty good hold of a language in 4-6 months, depending on how much of an ear you have for it and how hard you are willing to push your tired brain ;)
Glad you enjoyed Dalat! I went to school there from 1956 to 1964. I remember climbing (racing) up the mountain you described which didn't have any road at the time. I returned to Dalat in 2009 with my son and we took the Russian jeep up. As for coffee, we were told that Vietnam is now the second largest exporter of coffee in the world.
Takk! Øyvind er jo ansvarlig for 85 % av bildene, og kjøpte seg nylig en Nikon D800 :) Veeeeeldig fornøyd :) Problemet er at til og med når ting er skitne og ekle så ser alt fint ut ;) Takk for at du liker bloggen! Skal ikke du ut å reise da????
better and better your blog is developing, evolving...like...nostradamus! the deeper you go, the better you express...it's wonderful my loves, to see you and read you and be with you on the road. thank you. explorers of land and sea. of heart and mind. soul searchers and best of all---you keep people laughing!
what an amazing blog!!! hi loveys! we just looked at your trip with papi from beginning to end, enjoying every tree and blade of grass you guys are walking by...and i love the text (Oyvind? mostly?) so much fun! send my love tambien, says papi. we miss you and are so happy for you both. all my love, mom and i want to be a "follower" on your blog but i can't see the option to sign up, so if you can give me a clue...
We are Sadie and Øyvind, she is 28 and Spanish-American (raised in Barcelona, American by passport) and he is 35 and Norwegian all the way. We are married and live in Oslo (moved here together in 2008) and we both work in film and TV, Øyvind is a photografer and Sadie is a director working as a koordinator/AD :)
We are quitting our jobs, packing up and leaving for the trip of a lifetime together! Our plans are to be gone anywhere between 6 and 10 months, and we hope to get off the beaten track and maybe work/volunteer along the way in order to better get to know the countries we visit and t... full info
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love these pics!
what do you mean "weed-fortified"??? you mean the food has weeds in it??? hhhmmmmm....