Archive January 2016
100 Miles on a Motorbike
Day 88 – Hoi An, Vietnam – 3:19 PM My two days in Hue, Vietnam were packed with a visit to The Citadel and a visit by motorbike to local tombs on the outskirts of the city. I arrived in Hue by overnight train at 8 AM Wednesday morning. My hostel, Hue Backpackers, did not […]
Overnight Trains in Vietnam
Day 85 – Hue, Vietnam – 10:04 PM On Tuesday night, I boarded an overnight train from Ninh Binh to Hue, Vietnam. The day prior, I bicycled to the Ninh Binh train station from the nearby village of Tam Coc to purchase a ticket on the following nights southbound train. My intention was to reserve […]
Cold & Wet in Tam Coc
Day 84 – Ninh Bin, Vietnam – 12:39 PM After reading the title of this post “Cold & Wet in Tam Coc”, I am sure you can guess the weather I have had to endure since I arrived Sunday morning. I must admit the conditions here are not as severe as those many of you […]
What I’m Carrying
Day 82 – Tam Coc, Vietnam – 9:38 PM This post is not going to follow the typical pattern of informing you about my day to day activities. Rather I am going to give you an idea of what I have in my two backpacks. Clothing Electronics / Odds & Ends Packs
Motorbiking Around Mai Chau
Day 80 – Mai Chau, Vietnam – 2:45 PM Last Wednesday, after spending three days in Hanoi, I boarded an early morning bus bound for Mai Chau. Nearly four hours later, I arrived in the small district 65 miles southwest of Hanoi. During the bus ride, I met a couple from Australia and an Isreali. Our […]
With Time, Comes Normalcy
Day 77 – Hanoi, Vietnam – 10:58 PM As with anything in life, the more time you devote to a subject or situation, the more comfortable you become with it. The same can be said for foreign countries. What seems to be chaotic at first becomes second nature as time progresses. My time in Hanoi […]
Sensory Overload in Hanoi
Day 77 – Hanoi, Vietnam – 6:24 AM Growing up, I and every child is taught to look before crossing the street; wait until there is a break in the flow of traffic before stepping into the road. If these guidelines are followed in Hanoi, you will wait for hours to cross the street because […]
Australia ✔, Off to Vietnam
Day 74 – Melbourne International Airport – 6:58 PM Where have the previous four weeks gone? Australia is complete and I board a red-eye flight to Vietnam in a matter of hours. My last days in Australia have been busy covering as much of Melbourne as possible. On Thursday evening, I met up with Johnny, […]
Day 3 On The Great Ocean Road
Day 3 (Timboon – Melbourne) Our final day on the Great Ocean Road (GOR) began in the living room of family friends of Ben, a friend I met in New Zealand who accompanied me along the GOR. Our intention was to set up our tents on their front lawn. But, after arriving and chatting with the […]
Day 2 On The Great Ocean Road
Day 2 (Apollo Bay to Timboon via Bay of Islands) I woke Tuesday morning feeling refreshed and surprised at how well I slept the previous night. After breaking down camp we departed Apollo Bay and drove west. I was eager to continue along the Great Ocean Road (GOR) and see the main points of interest […]