Vietnam July 2017

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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- 15. jul. 2017, 10:21
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Høyde: 1 059 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Lâm Đồng Teurnoum 11.89966, 108.3477111°53’59” N 108°20’52” E
Dag 9
Bike around Da Lat
15. juli 2017, 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.
Stop 2. The cricket farm. Tasted cricket cooked in lemongrass ... Not as bad as it looks!
Stop 3. Lunch overlooking the valley. Fish curry, chicken in lemongrass, spring roll, tofu
Stop 4. The silk factory. One of oldest in Vietnam. 1945. Mulberry leaf is best. Need to harvest while worm still inside. Put cocoon into hot water to boil the worm and soften the silk. 105 days from egg to end of cycle. 1 cocoon can make 1 metre of silk. But they weave together for strength.
In Vietnam they have been growing silk for 1000years.
Then we ate a silk worm .. tasted like peanut butter.
Stop 5. The elephant falls. After all the rain the falls we in full flow. Steep, slippery climb down to experience a behind the scenes waterfall view.
Stop 6. Flower gardens .... Hundreds of blooms.
Dirty and wet ... We come back to find no hot water 🤔Les mer
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- 16. jul. 2017, 07:54
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Høyde: 1 103 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Lâm Đồng Định An 11.84147, 108.4533211°50’29” N 108°27’12” E
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Dag 10
Off to Hoi An
16. juli 2017, 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 wait for our rooms to be prepared so we where down the riverbank for 2mins to a lovely restaurant ... The rain eases as we head back to the hotel. Time to relax in the pool or a little shut eye before exploring further.
To the bikes into town to find out about getting dressed made. Started to rain so wandered in the wet around the town before finding a pub to watch the tennis.
The town is very beautiful; old with shops lit by lanterns.Les mer
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Reisende Ros.....I remember those capes in Italy
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Colin McIntosh Vietnam July 2017
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- 17. jul. 2017
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Høyde: 11 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Quảng Nam Hội An 15.87575, 108.3450315°52’33” N 108°20’42” E
Dag 11
Around Hoi An
17. juli 2017, 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 number of water buffalo, herons even Pukeko among the rice fields.
Back for a swim then a late lunch by the river before heading into town to finalize the clothes being made. Into the markets and over the bridge for a cocktail.
Finish the day off with a swim in the pool.Les mer
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- 18. jul. 2017, 09:35
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Høyde: 5 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Quảng Nam Hội An 15.88477, 108.3248615°53’5” N 108°19’29” E
Dag 12
Visit to My Son
18. juli 2017, 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 from temple.
Native Vietnamese are Kingh tribe (80%) 53 other tribes make up the rest.
China invaded Vietnam in 1st century for 1000years.

Our van pulled over by traffic police ... Cost driver USD$10 in "black money" as is known here.

The ruins are quite spectacular available real gem. Never heard of this Cham dynasty yet they have been around for over 2 centuries.

They clay bricks were held together with honey and tree sap and baked by fire. The inside was filled with soil to provide stability during the build then dig out once completed.

Many of the temples were destroyed by Amercian bombs attempting to kill Vietcong ... bomb craters still visible.Les mer
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- 19. jul. 2017, 22:12
- 🌙 25 °C
- Høyde: 11 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Quảng Nam Hội An 15.87575, 108.3450315°52’33” N 108°20’42” E
Dag 13
Diving Cham Island
19. juli 2017, 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 dive spot.
Wonderful dive in beautiful clear warm water. Lovely coral and bright fish. 45 mins later we're back on the boat eating muffins as we head to the next spot.
This time we are down for 55 mind in 29C water.
Fantastic.
Onto the island for a lovely lunch with the best ever squid, and time on the beach and in for a swim before we're back on the boat and home by 5.Les mer
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- 20. jul. 2017, 08:23
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Høyde: 12 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Quảng Nam Hội An 15.87558, 108.3450115°52’32” N 108°20’42” E
Dag 14
Scooter from Hoi An to Hue
20. juli 2017, 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 on another, Raymond and Terry had one each. Along with 2 young girls from Nottingham we hit the road...Les mer
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- 20. jul. 2017, 22:43
- 🌙 28 °C
- Høyde: 62 m
- Vietnam Thành Phố Đà Nẵng Xóm Sơn Thủy Montagnes de Marbre 16.00392, 108.2628516°0’14” N 108°15’46” E
Dag 14
Scooters: Stop 1 - Marble Mountain
20. juli 2017, 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.
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- 20. jul. 2017, 22:50
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 18 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Thừa Thiên-Huế Thôn Kim Long North Central Coast 16.46467, 107.5928116°27’53” N 107°35’34” E
Dag 14
Scooters: Stop 2 - Hai Van Pass
20. juli 2017, 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.
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- 20. jul. 2017, 22:55
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 18 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Thừa Thiên-Huế Thôn Kim Long North Central Coast 16.46467, 107.5927816°27’53” N 107°35’34” E
Dag 14
Scooters: Stop 3 - The bunkers, lunch
20. juli 2017, 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.
Lovely lady and her bride came for wedding photos.
Then down the hill and along a side road to a seafood restaurant built over the inlet.
The food was sooo good and so much of it. Colin even ate a mussel!Les mer
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- 21. jul. 2017, 15:56
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Høyde: 18 m
- Vietnam Tỉnh Thừa Thiên-Huế Thôn Kim Long North Central Coast 16.46467, 107.5927616°27’53” N 107°35’34” E
Dag 15
Scooters: Stop 3 - Elephant Falls
21. juli 2017, 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.
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