Winter 17/18 – From A Loui to Phong Nha
Pictures, hotel information and maps from this part of my Winter 17/18 trip in Vietnam.
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Winter 17/18 – A few Days in Phong Nha
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 at what is happening along the road, so I go quite slowly. Booked…
Winter 17/18 – Quite Days at the Beach in Đồng Hới
After Tet was over and Vietnam was “open for business” again, it was time to pack the bag and move on towards Dong Hoi! My trusted bike was parked for the year in Ninh Binh and Viet was so kind as to move it from time to time. Put the big orange bag on my…
Winter 17/18 – Off to Vietnam
Two months in Thailand went too fast – as usual. The morning after my birthday party it was time to take a TukTuk to the airport in Chiang Mai. Tuk-Tuk to the airport At NOK-Air they have Angels and Butterflies!! At Thai Lion Air they have Chinese tourists. Hmm – but they are cheaper to…
Winter 17/18 – The last Days in Pai
The BLACK HOUSE Sessions Arno and Jason have rented a house a bit outside Pai. The house is black – hence the name – you guessed it! Since there are so many musicians in Pai, they invite some of them to the house all the time. They make some music videos, and Arno posted them…
Winter 17/18 – More Pictures from Pai
Every day, something new is happening in Pai. And some days there are even too many things happening to attend to them all. Here are some more pictures from the Winter 2017/2018 trip. Burns Supper A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, the author of many…
Winter 17/18 – Even in Pai time does fly
A Trip to the Mountains Pat wanted to take Brigitte for a ride to the Burmese border. He asked us if we wanted to come. Mailin went with Mark on his bike, Addye on her Scoopy, and I got a Yamaha for the day. My ride today: A 115 cc Yamaha Semiautomatic The beginning of…
Winter 17/18 – Back in Pai
The big question every year: how much more fucked up is the town? How many new buildings, how many new bungalow places, and how many old places are gone? And I am surprised by the change every year. Some buildings do not even survive one year. And let’s not talk about businesses. In the daytime,…
Winter 17/18 – From Rayong over Bangkok to Pai
Ban Hua Khod Mangrove Forest in Rayong Dee’s brother was in town with his girlfriend, and we all went together to the Ban Hua Khod Mangrove Forest near Prasae. When we arrived, there was almost nobody there. We took a boat out to the open water and back into a pier that leads to elevated…
Winter 17/18 – From Germany to Rayong, Thailand
December 17th, 2017Took the bus to the tram, the tram to the train station. Took the InterCityExpress train to FRA. Wheeled my bag to Hall B in Terminal 1 and got in line at the Kuwait Airways Check-In counter. About 20 minutes later, my day was much better. Exchanged my big bag for a sticker…
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A visit at Ho Chi Minh Historical Park and back to Bangkok
Ho Chi Minh Historical Park The Ho Chi Minh Historical Park is about 10km west of the Udon Thani in Nong Pracham a bit away from the main road. It first opened it’s doors to the public in 2001. Ho Chi Minh spent about 3 years in Thailand from the beginning of 1927 when he…
Sala Keoku or Wat Khaek in Nong Khai
Today we went to Nong Khai and visited Sala Keoku (Thai: ศาลาแก้วกู่) also spelled as Sala Gaew Goo, Sala Keo Ku, Sala Keo Koo, Sala Kaew Ku, Sala Kaew Koo, Salakaewkoo, Sala Kaeoku, and a few more! The only name that is somehow consistent is Wat Khaek. Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat started in 1958 to…
