VietnamTỉnh Lâm ĐồngTeurnoum11°53’59” N 108°20’52” E
July 15, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Stop 1. Weasel coffee
Robust and Aribica. Families often have 2hectacrs enough for 2000 trees Aribica is better money but more labour.
One weasel can make 8-10 cups of weasel poo coffee per week.
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VietnamTỉnh Lâm ĐồngĐịnh An11°50’29” N 108°27’12” E July 16, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Up earlier with egg Banh Mi at 7am then off to the airport.
Arrive in Da Nang warmer at 25C but raining ... 40mins or so later we arrive at Hoi An, a riverside town South of Da Nang.
We have to waitRead more
VietnamTỉnh Quảng NamHoi An15°52’33” N 108°20’42” E
July 17, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
The day awoke with high cloud and sunshine. Nice breakfast sitting outside overlooking the river.
Had a nice bike ride around the rural countryside - the herb gardens were quite stunning. Saw a numberRead more
VietnamTỉnh Quảng NamHoi An15°53’5” N 108°19’29” E
July 18, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
My Son ... Beautiful Mountain .... Hindu place of worship.
The Cham tribes follow Hindu and Muslim.
Religions brought in via the trading port of Hoi An
The old capital of Cham was 7km fromRead more
VietnamTỉnh Quảng NamHoi An15°52’33” N 108°20’42” E
July 19, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Up an away by 8.15am on a full breakfast we head of to Cham island on an ancient boat with about 30 other intrepid divers from around the world.
An hour on the boat takes us to the the first diveRead more
VietnamTỉnh Quảng NamHoi An15°52’32” N 108°20’42” E
July 20, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Such a fabulous packed day ... Setting off just before 9am the scooters and our guardians the Le Family headed out of Hoi An enroute to Hue.
Colin and Ros on one scooter, Lawrie and Christine onRead more
VietnamThành Phố Đà NẵngXóm Sơn ThủyMontagnes de Marbre16°0’14” N 108°15’46” E
July 20, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Park up the bikes at a cafe for ice cream and cold water before taking the lift to the top.
Much more impressive than you would imagine from the bottom.
VietnamTỉnh Thừa Thiên-HuếThôn Kim LongNorth Central Coast16°27’53” N 107°35’34” E July 20, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Evidently Top Gear made this famous .. the old road between the cities of Hoi An and Hue at 21km is more scenic than the new route through the tunnel at less than 7km.
VietnamTỉnh Thừa Thiên-HuếThôn Kim LongNorth Central Coast16°27’53” N 107°35’34” E
July 20, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
At the pass between the 2 provinces is a peninsular and the place you can both see and defend ... The Cham, the French and the Americans all but bunkers here. Bullet holes clearly visible.
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VietnamTỉnh Thừa Thiên-HuếThôn Kim LongNorth Central Coast16°27’53” N 107°35’34” E
July 21, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Needing to work off a good lunch and to cool down, we're back on the bikes heading for Elephant Falls.
After 10mins of off-road scootering we reach the falls.
