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Vietnam 2017

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  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    decided to move further to Hoi an

    March 23, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    after arrival we decided to move plans around . skipping Hue - and take a taxi to Hoi An.

    already found a nice hotel - after a night in train we decided to have a better hotel for the one night.

    breakfast next    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    Walking The city - Suit and Shirts

    March 23, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    very nice village - natural House and Local. looking forward to see the village in the dark.

    mastery of tailorship and other Minecraft I decided to get me a suit and two shirts.

    ate some local pork- forgot
    to picture that . almost Bavarian food with crispy skin

    booked our next step to go by Bus to the famous caves 500km north.

    now back to hotel    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    Hoi An by night - Romantic awesomeness

    March 23, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    old buildings mix up by Vietnamese latern - unbelievable nice. nothing which can be captured by any cam.

    lucky us - today was food festival 2017, where they had 9 chefs out of 9 countries cooking special food forevery part.

    We we took the Malaysian beef curry - very delicious.

    riding a boat as well as putting a wish in the water via a burning candle in a latern .

    now to bed - tomorrow morning pool, then off to the caves 500km bus ride.    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey
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    conti breakfast- suit collection

    March 24, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    started with a swim in the pool - another teaching lesson for my guide.

    first time in Asia- we took the breakfast included within the hotel. of course it was a continental one - bread omelette, Bacon. now I feel bad as stuffed as usual. next morning I want soup !😉

    collection of laundry and my all new suit and shirts

    ready for another pool swim and pack. our bus leaves 2pm

    headed to the spot from yesterday temple open    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    bus ride to Phong Nha Cave

    March 24, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    on our way -7h bus ride in sleeping bus.

    After 3h quick stop in Hue, city looks ok - next time to be suspected in details.

    moving on, the night came quick - the bus is driving as king on the road - everyone has to move aside. I bet the honk it has, is normaly installed on a ship from the dB point of view 😉 some situations are really close with the bikers, as they are more than relaxed and move aside pretty slowly. as the driver is most on the phone talking riding one handed and way to fast I do understand the high number of killed people in Vietnam traffic .Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    arrival Phong Nha CoCo House

    March 24, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    arrival was 10 pm - little like 1h late. as you can tell it started to rain - as in tropical areas it is warm and does not matter to much.

    we rented via AirBNB and our host catched us via bike - one each. no helmet and rain - luckily just 800m.

    accommodation is basic but ok - 26€ nothing to complain about. this night is with roomshare - early up tomorrow to rent a bike and go to the caves.    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    wakeup in Paradise

    March 25, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    after sleeping to much traveling the bus - mission impossible to sleep. skipped the early bird an now having breakfast with a Paradise View.

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    Djungle tour by bike to cave

    March 25, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    we rented a bike to get us through the jungle where the cave is located.

    I loved the ride as this was pure fun. this time i did drive myself this time as the traffic was minor.

    to the cave we had an 1 hour hike which got very steep hill with 300m elevation to the entrance.

    the cave itself - unbelievable awesome - is the biggest in the world. I learned it's 31.4km long. the part we could see ourselves is about 1km. loads of stalactits in giagigantic size. in the silent part of the cave I took a meditation which was very relaxing.

    after lunch at the bottom of the hill - we took thr same road home - but drive through the countryside. cows on the street all by themselves= normal. honking does not impress them at all.

    After return to our apartment- pack an taxi to Dong Hoi to get the night train    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    train to Hanoi

    March 25, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    another night train ride to Hanoi. getting used to this, more luxury this time as we had a 5 star wagon. lunch at the train and a beer - playing some multiplayer iPad with French backpackers. to bed after fun time.

    We we have to sleep early as arrival is 5 am    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    arrival Hanoi

    March 26, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    we arrived 4.45 way to early to get the hotel rooms. so we walked the backpackers district and decided to book via airbnb.

    breakfast and recharging the phones.

    We where lucky to get a cheap hotel as most were already taken today. more kuck as we already got another room to shower and take a power nap.

    mausoleum and temple as city tour - next    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    ho chi minh and learning tempel

    March 26, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    After Chicago Sears Tower waiting queue- the longest I have seen so far. the purpose to see the dead präsident ho chi minh was easy to skip. but I still wanted to take pictures from the famous spot. my guide sneaked us through and saved hours of waiting.

    after the pretty experience, we walked to the Gate of the learning temple. We had three girls from Chile joining as they looked lost on their way. funny to see other who just arrived in Vietnam- and remember my self being that newbie weeks ago. lucky us a lot of graduates celebrated their finish in a special traditional way. that enriched the place by far.

    nice temple on the 54.000m2 as well.

    enjoying special Hanoi food for lunch - Chum Ga, which is barbecued pork in ricenudelsoup with greens. back to hotel to relax the feets.

    first impression Hanoi, ok as a short stay but not the pups and the flair from HCM. let see what afternoon on the lake side will be able to change    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey
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    lake and nightwalk

    March 26, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    the lake showed a very different part of the city. good choice we made to take Sunday as Hanoi, as this is a special day - street is closed around the lake. a lot of games are played around like rope pull or jump- karaoke or various other artist. loads of family using this to celebrate the afternoon/night with a fair mix of backpackers. very romantic lightning and surrounding. with this Hanoi is worth a second thought , like next time 2 days

    dinner at the lake - hotel as tomorrow 7:45 pickup from friend of my guide to halong bay. ship overnight stay- looking forward to this experience.    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    bus ride to halong bay

    March 27, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    we booked the tour with the friend from lyndy. starting of our hotel at 7.30 to get us to Halong.

    interesting ride through the North area towards the ocean.

    took us 3.5h with a quick stop at a marble and shopping storeRead more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    ha long bay cruise and stay over night

    March 27, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    from weather we are first time not so lucky- but still no rain on our arrival day. my guide got me upgraded to the best room - very nice.

    We went out to experience the environment via kajak. After after the dinner was served very delicious- the red wine from Chile was the best I had so far on this trip.

    the first meal which was springroles we did ourselves. not that difficult but delicious

    squiddfishing and some games at night.

    the morning it was raining - so no sunsraise pictures although I put the alarm for 6 am.

    skipped the morning session to go to the cave as I had to dry my clothes I washed the other day to pack on time.

    ride back to harbaor the sun came out and I finally could take some nice pictures from the boat.    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    back Hanoi- water puppet theatre next

    March 28, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    after the bus ride our last hotel was happy to store our luggage. as we still have time before fhe train leaves we invited Pham our guide from the boat and friend from lunch to have dinner with us.

    water puppet theatre is very famous - so we will have the show 6.30

    nice rooftop bar with lake view - insider restaurant

    just meet to French who travel the continent from left to right - 29km on a bike ! I am inspired 😀😉    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    dreamtrain to sapa

    March 28, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    already checked into the train over night heading to the last Vietnamese destination for this trip- Sapa.

    the train already is telling the story from the mountain people looking forward tobtgat experience. it is way colder in the North 14degree expected .

    planned arrival 6.30    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey
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    drive by bike to local mountain people

    March 29, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    we decided to go by two bikes this time - the scenery is very similar to the alps, so I did not want to miss the fun riding the curves myself.

    lucky as we are during the full trip, the rain stopped the clouds faded and we had sun the full ride long.

    We drove upside the main road into the mountain where the local ethnic minority lives. I did not expect them to be such friendly - everybody is waiving at you and cheers a hello, even the small kids. the poverty is more visible then in Can Touh - the first time in South I have seen the pure.

    as higher you get into the mountain area the more pure the people live. I am impressed on how basic people can make their lives work and still look very happy. thanks to my guide I could hold several conversations and learned tons about how they live what they do and how they think about live.

    loads of inspirational input were I have to think about how to put this to myself

    tour ended at lunch back in Sapa.

    tonight is my last hotelstay in Vietnam- as tomorrow we take the night train to Hanoi again. leaving to Bangkok the day after.

    but till then- tomorrow we hike and add some biketour - leaving Sapa 5 pm    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    sapa second day - bike and bike

    March 30, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    like yesterday it started with rain therefore we slow paced the morning.

    waiting in the lobby we started with green tea waiting on the rain to pass by.

    not far from the hotel we had our breakfast next to an open fire with a gorgeous view into the valley.

    first time hot top - I like!

    We skipped the hike - went the other direction - this time 1 bike only. gorgeous views.

    4.20 pickup with bus - night train Hanoi    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    Arrival Hanoi - Airport next

    March 31, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌫 22 °C

    Another train Ride by night. wake up call at 3 am - emergency call as my son in Germany has dislocated his left shoulder via skateboard exercise. sleep was gone by then..

    arrival by 5 am - heading to the airport to get to BangkokRead more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    good bye Vietnam- back to Thailand

    March 31, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌫 23 °C

    a wonderful time have past rather quickly. this country delivered me way more then I could ever imagine and expect. making local friends was key to the maximum insights and special experiences. For sure I made new real life friends and will pay back on counter trips.

    this country will see me soon again - as I still found so many things I have not seen.

    For now- this is it. saying good bye and Auf Wiedersehen.
    Bangkok next    Read more

  • Edmund FreyVietnam 2017Edmund Frey

    bangkok

    March 31, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C

    just arrived at airport - atm, new SIM, metrocard. on my way to my loft with public transportation.

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