{"id":11872,"date":"2019-08-18T14:41:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T13:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/?p=11872"},"modified":"2025-12-02T09:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:33:39","slug":"winter-17-18-from-thai-nguyen-to-pom-coong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hastenteufel.name\/blog\/winter-17-18-from-thai-nguyen-to-pom-coong\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter 17\/18 \u2013 From Th\u00e1i Nguy\u00ean to Pom Coong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spend two nights in Th\u00e1i Nguy\u00ean to relax a bit after the loooong<\/g> drive down from the mountains. Sorry but there was nothing interesting to share. As far as I saw the town when shopping that is. The only interesting thing to report: There was a girl from Brasil I think on her scooter so I went with her to have pizza. No clue why she craved it and sure enough the pizza was as bad as I expected it. That interesting it was. Might be because I was too lazy to go and see the city. Apart from that, I have nothing to report from Th\u00e1i Nguy\u00ean.
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\"Nam <\/picture>
Nam My Van Homestay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Nam My Van Homestay and booking.com<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nam My Van Homestay<\/a> is in a small lane down from the main street. No way you would wander down that lane and find that homestay by yourself. They have a 9.1 rating by now on booking. Usually, they are really good booked and very happy to have this biz on the side.
Mitsos told me the other day in Surat Thani how bad booking and such sites are for the small people. But here I sit, and this guy was so happy. He could not have a biz at all without. Who would find him??
Also, last winter, when I was in Indonesia, I stayed a few days with a family that converted the family house into a hotel<\/a>. He told me that before booking, only rich people could afford to open a hotel. Or you had to be lucky, and your hotel was on a street that became the main tourist area to have enough customers. Like Khao San Road in Bangkok, a long time ago. But now he said I can open my own place here, and people come, and it is far from the city center.
I asked a few more of the small place owner and they all said the same. We have no idea how to find customers if we were not on these big booking sites. I guess every medal has two sides and sometimes it is good to see the other one as well. Of course, Mitsos does not really agree with me here. What do you think? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Entrance <\/picture>
Entrance to the homestay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Little <\/picture>
They had two dogs a German Shepard and this little brown one.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the Road Again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"DaiViet <\/picture>
Brewed according to the Bavarian Purity Law of 1516, they claim. Interesting!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Quite <\/picture>
Quite modern place on the other side of the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Sunset <\/picture>
Sunset over the mountains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Village <\/picture>
Nice view down the valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mountain <\/picture>
That looks sooo great!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s drive:
\nI drove 214 kilometers in 6 hours and 31 minutes with gas and food stops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n