On this trip I wanted some blue sky in the North. So I pushed it as far back in the year as I could. But Dimitry had other plans. He wanted to go to the water festival in Thailand. I told him not to come before April but he does not care of course. So…
Pictures, hotel information and maps from this part of my Winter 17/18 trip in Vietnam.
From Phong Nha to Dong Ha The last few times I went down this road it was from Dong Hoi and I went all the way to Hue. But this way there is not enough time to admire the graves along the road. This time I broke it down into two parts to have more…
After a few days at the beach it was time to move on and meet Trang in Phong Nha. It is a quick ride up the mountain – only 42 kilometers but still, it took me an hour. I like to look what is happening along the road so I go quite slow. Booked a…
Another one of those Gray days. You can not see where the sun is the whole day because the Gray soup is so thick. And it looks as it would start to rain every second. Had my breakfast at the Mountain View Hotel. Since I do not like to eat eggs I had my Baguette…
Once again I drove from Khe Sanh to Phong Nha on this trip. I was lucky – no rain and mild weather. Checked in at the Mountain View Hotel again. Left my stuff and visited Trang at the Lemon Tree Spa. There I spend most of my time in the afternoon and evening. Found another…
A Gray morning after a good nights sleep at the Mountain View Hotel in Phong Nha. Today I wanted to drive further up North to Phố Châu. Switched on the boiler and flipped open the MacBook. Catching up with the world events and emails from last night. After a few emails the water was hot…
Misha was in town so we had breakfast together and took a trip with the motorbike. First stop was the city dump. They dig big holes – fill it with trash and that is it.After that we drove towards the caves and the Ho Chi Minh Highway. On the way we passed a gate. The…
A beautiful blue morning sky over the city – the roads are dry and it was a pleasant 22 degrees. What a nice day to ride to Phong Nha on the best part of the Ho Chi Minh Highway. Monument in Khe Sanh – the first time I see it with blue sky A big…
When I got up at the Thien Phu Hostel it did still drip a bit outside but the clouds where light and more white than Gray. Went down for the free breakfast and then the same old same same: pack the bag and strap it on the bike. Adios Phong Nha! The clock: 61390 kilometres…
After opening the doors at the dorm of the Ocean View Homestay in Đồng Hới it was clear – another hazy day in Vietnam. Had breakfast with the little ones for the last time. Got everything on the bike and drove back up the mountain to the Ho Chi Minh Road and on towards Phong…