Gitte and Gieter had their flight out of Hanoi. Still, a few days to kill so I invited them to drive with me to Pom Coong Village and leave the bike later at my friends Hotel in Ninh Binh. They wanted to give their bike to a friend but he was not in Vietnam for…
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 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…
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 on 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 that divided Vietnam in 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 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 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 with pictures from two days.Wake…
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 speciality 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…
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…