Day 3 in Vietnam – Sapa
It rained quite heavily overnight and it was quite noisy against the metal roof of the house. As a result there was thick fog throughout the day. It didn’t rise at all. The hiking in the morning consisted off walking along narrow (and very slippery) paths and between rice terraces. With my rubber soled shoes [...]
Day 2 in Vietnam – Sapa
The trekking through Sapa was absolutely fantastic. The rice terraces were very beautiful. It was a bit hazy so one could not see very far, but the visibility was about a kilometer. We walked about 12km to the home stay house where we would stay the nice. I was only wearing my regular walking shoes [...]
Day 2 (morning) in Vietnam – Train to Sapa
The night train to Sapa was remarkebly good, though I had set pretty low expectations. Its was quite comfortable and the train did not rock to much along the way. The train probably only averaged about 30 to 40 kph though. I managed to get a reasonable amount of sleep.
Day 1 in Vietnam – Hanoi
Woken up early by loud horns from the street right in from the hotel. (Citygate hotel). Blaring vehicule horns seem to be the trademark of this city (or perhaps all of Vietnam, only time will tell). After getting all my stuff onto the bike I tried riding around the city careful to remember where I [...]
Day 0 in Vietnam – Arrival in Vietnam
Getting to Narita was a tought job, lugging baggage though all the different stations. Also, I remembered how much I hate Narita. Especially from the train its very confusing about where to go especially with a trolly. Uneventful flights arrived in Incheon and Vietnam uneventfully. What really surprised me in Incheon was the number of [...]
« go back