Charity Work with Mr. Trần Mr. Trần Đình Trợ is not an ordinary man. He is out there to help others. And he does it every day! I use Mr. Trần here, so you do not confuse him with my friend Trần! Mr. Trần usually wears a hat, so it is easy to know who…
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 if 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…
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…
The Khe Sanh Combat Base was a United States Marine Corps outpost south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone. Its main purpose was to keep watch for NVA infiltration along the border to Laos. Fighting began there in late April 1967, but the most famous Battle started a few months later: The Battle of Keh Sanh….
Hiền Lương Bridge Hiền Lương Bridge is a bridge over the Bến Hải River. The bridge is located at the 17th Parallel, which divided Vietnam into two parts by the Geneva Accords of 1954. It formed part of the border between South Vietnam and North Vietnam from 1954 till the reunification. After the partition, the…
Good bye, Ocean View Homestay It was blue and sunny! I had my slow drip Vietnamese Coffee in the garden of the Ocean View Homestay in Đồng Hới. It was a great day to drive down to Huế. Good morning, sweety – see you again :-) Hard to say Adios to this little fluffy ball…
Good morning, Vietnam!Another Gray and cold day? I did not really expect it to be nice!Last breakfast, pack the bag game, and everything on the bike. See you in a few weeks, friends! Adios. And I was on the way. Had no real plan for where to end up today, but further down south was…
A few days in Ninh Binh, and the sky was gray all the time. What to do the whole day? Hard to say, but before you realize it, the day is gone, the sun goes down, and dinner is on the table. So for you, this post has pictures from two days.Wake up late –…
Sitting in front of the hotel and taking some snaps of the two-wheeled traffic for a few minutes Speeeeed Guy on a Motorbike Do not text and drive Mother with children Dream team on the way home from the rice field Taking the kid to town Red riding – no hood What are you looking…
Sun! What a difference a day makes! Here he comes The specialty of Ninh Binh – Goats A visit to Chez Beo Homestay for a beer See more from this place here: http://hastenteufel.name/blog/last-morning-chez-beo-homestay/ Happy Birthday to me! That cake is on fire! Another goat – full of flies – ready for the kitchen. I am…
Ashley and I in front of the Ly Ha Hotel After a few days, it was time to ride on. Had a great time again at the Ly Ha Hotel. The weather report looked not too ba,d so up North it was. Ashley – ready to take off to the South towards Phong Nha The…
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…