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Day 159
Thursday, October 8, 2015
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 26 m
Vietnam Đống Đa 21.02646, 105.8339421°1’35” N 105°50’2” E
My birthday, Hanoi
October 8, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
With two friends I know from Leipzig, who are in Vietnam at the moment, too, I celebrated my 29th birthday :) We went to a nice Café with a Vietnamese - American concert.
The next day I enjoyed my birthday present from Ali: All-you-can-eat Japanese, BBQ, Hot-Pot, European and dessert. I'm still full!Read more
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Day 163
Monday, October 12, 2015
⛅ 12 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Vietnam Hòn Gà Chọi 20.89009, 107.0231420°53’24” N 107°1’23” E
Halong Bay
October 12, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We booked a two day/ one night tour to Halong Bay. Because we didn't care about Tai Chi in the morning nor cooking classes, we chose the cheapest tour package, which was marked as "not good tour" [sic] on the receipt. Anyway I really enjoyed the cruise, the beautiful view, food and our room on the boat. We even could visit a big cave, which would be even more impressive without the coulourful lights everywhere ;)Read more
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Day 164
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 32 m
Vietnam Hoan Kiem Lake 21.0333, 105.8521°1’60” N 105°51’0” E
Back to Hanoi
October 13, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
After visiting Halong Bay, we went back to Hanoi and spent some more time with our couchsurfing host Hanh and her cousin. They took us to more local food places and an Ice-cream-drive-in :)
In Hanoi you can see a 10km long mosaic wall, which even found its way to the Guiness Book.Read more
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Day 166
Thursday, October 15, 2015
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Vietnam Dong Hoi 17.47144, 106.6194517°28’17” N 106°37’10” E
Dong Hoi
October 15, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Just a small town, where we stoped for two nights to visit the caves (around 40/70kms away). Anyway, after we've arrived we had some time to wander around the really empty roads, enjoy the sea and relax in a nice café.Read more
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Day 167
Friday, October 16, 2015
☀️ 26 °C
Altitude: 643 m
Vietnam Xã Thượng Trạch 17.5477, 106.1582617°32’52” N 106°9’30” E
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
October 16, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We rented a scooter in Dong Hoi to visit three caves today. After arriving in the national park we went first to Phong Nha and the Tien Son Cave.
After this our second stop was at the Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave. It was the first time for me riding a scooter by myself, but yeah we survived ;)Read more
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Day 168
Saturday, October 17, 2015
☀️ 31 °C
Altitude: 10 m
Vietnam Huế 16.46146, 107.5849916°27’41” N 107°35’6” E
Hue
October 17, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Just spent one night here on our way to Hoi An. Anyway, we really enjoyed all the great food and cheap Cafés.
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Day 169
Sunday, October 18, 2015
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 11 m
Vietnam Hoi An 15.87558, 108.3406715°52’32” N 108°20’26” E
Hoi An
October 18, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Hoi An is a small and touristy fishing village. In the evenings lanterns are lit up in the streets as well as along the river. One of the specialities is White Rose, a kind of dumpling, which we tried, of course :)
By bicycle we went to the nearby beach today and enjoyed the good weather.Read more
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Day 173
Thursday, October 22, 2015
☁️ 15 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Vietnam Mui Ne 10.93274, 108.2881110°55’58” N 108°17’17” E
Mue Ne
October 22, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Mue Ne is a long long road between two villages filled with hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and not much more. But there are some things to do. We walked around the massive Red Sand Dunes and followed the cool stream along the Fairy Tale Canyon. The rest of the time we just relaxed at the beach or pool ;)Read more
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Day 175
Saturday, October 24, 2015
⛅ 32 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Vietnam Tân Bình 10.7968, 106.6518610°47’48” N 106°39’7” E
Ho Chi Minh City
October 24, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Our last stop in Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh City. We stayed here for 4 days with a lovely family with two super energetic children. Even if we saw the dad, who actually hosted us , ust once, the whole family took good care of us. And the grandma was a wonderful cook :)
During the day we walked around the city and drunk a few more Vietnamese coffees :)Read more
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Day 179
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 9 m
Cambodia Phnom Penh 11.5625, 104.91611°33’45” N 104°54’58” E
Phnom Penh
October 28, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Our first stop in Cambodia was in the capital Phnom Penh. We stayed here for 3 days with our couchsurfing host Ryan from the US. For food, we went to a restaurant, cooked at home and also ordered pizza ;)
Besides some sightseeing, we spent a lot of time in a Japanese Shopping Mall because of the high temperatures. One day they offered a free hairstyling session. After trying for 40 minuites to put my hair into curls, the stylist gave up and offered to make me two braids ;)Read more
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Day 182
Saturday, October 31, 2015
🌫 6 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Cambodia Battambang 13.09092, 103.2006713°5’27” N 103°12’2” E
Battambang
October 31, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌫 6 °C
This is the second biggest city in Cambodia, but it feels like a small village. For two days we walked around the sleepy streets, saw some temples and made a new friend ;)
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Day 184
Monday, November 2, 2015
☀️ 31 °C
Altitude: 14 m
Cambodia Siem Reap 13.36037, 103.8514413°21’37” N 103°51’5” E
Siem Reap
November 2, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
In the evenings after visiting the temples we relaxed in Siem Reap. We went to a bbq with friends and to a nightmarket on another evening.
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Day 185
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
⛅ 30 °C
Altitude: 21 m
Cambodia Phumĭ Trâpeăng Séh Khang Lĕch 13.41218, 103.8675513°24’44” N 103°52’3” E
Angkor Temples
November 3, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
For two days Ali and I visited Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Te Prohm (famous for being in the Tomb Raider film) and many more temples. We cycled from Siem Reap to the temples, climbed steep stairs and even were lucky to catch a sunrise.Read more
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Day 189
Saturday, November 7, 2015
☀️ -3 °C
Altitude: 91 m
Cambodia Phumĭ Kaôh Nhang 13.92284, 106.0288913°55’22” N 106°1’44” E
Kongnokkheane
November 7, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
Here we crossed the border between Cambodia and Laos. It was quite exciting, because we tried to avoid as many scams as possible. We were quite sucessful and after this and a 15 hours bus-ride we finally arrived in Pakse.Read more
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Day 190
Sunday, November 8, 2015
☀️ -3 °C
Altitude: 97 m
Laos Ban Kè 15.114, 105.8152915°6’50” N 105°48’55” E
Pakse
November 8, 2015 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
In Pakse we visited a temple and walked along the Mekong river. On the next day we climbed up many stairs to see a big Buddha.
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Day 191
Monday, November 9, 2015
⛅ -10 °C
Altitude: 962 m
Laos Ban Phakkout 15.18946, 106.1273715°11’22” N 106°7’39” E
Bolaven Plateau
November 9, 2015 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ -10 °C
Today we went by scooter to the Bolaven Plateau. From the range of waterfalls available to see, we chose to have a look at Tad Fan and Tad Yuang. In addition, we made a short visit at a coffee plantation and tried some Lao Coffee :)Read more
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Day 193
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
⛅ 31 °C
Altitude: 164 m
Laos Ban Phônthan 17.96981, 102.6263417°58’11” N 102°37’35” E
Vientiane
November 11, 2015 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We stayed for 3 days in the capital of Laos. It's not a big one, but with some nice sights. For example we visited the Pha That Luang temple, which is the emblem of Laos. On our last day we managed to take part in a festival of another temple, with free food and ice-cream. We also went twice to the Japan-Laos-Festival :)Read more
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Day 196
Saturday, November 14, 2015
⛅ 26 °C
Altitude: 183 m
Thailand Nong Lek 17.40506, 102.8002417°24’18” N 102°48’1” E
Udon Thani
November 14, 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Just a short overnight stop one hour after we passed the border to Thailand. It has a huge shopping mall and has a night-market that is at least the same size. I've seen the first christmas tree for this year! They are quite early here in Udon Thani and the more than 30 degrees doesn't help for more christmas feeling ;)
We decided to stay another day to visit a Chinese temple at a lake and a Book-Festival, where many Cospayers attended :)Read more
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Day 198
Monday, November 16, 2015
☀️ 34 °C
Altitude: 35 m
Thailand Phitsanulok 16.82579, 100.2675516°49’33” N 100°16’3” E
Phitsanulok
November 16, 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We hitchhiked to here from Udonthani. For around the 500km journey, it took us 6 different cars and 11 hours. We even got a ride on the back of a pick-up truck. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. Some even tried to stop the next car for us :)
In Phitsanulok we arrived late, so we just got some soup and went to bed to go on hitchhiking the next day.Read more
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Day 199
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
☀️ 31 °C
Altitude: 306 m
Thailand Chiang Mai 18.78935, 98.9880518°47’22” N 98°59’17” E
Chiang Mai
November 17, 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Chiang Mai is such a beautiful city. I really liked it here. Many temples, markets, nice restauranrs and Fish Spas. It tiggeled quite a lot, but my feet are now much smoother for sure :)
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Day 203
Saturday, November 21, 2015
☀️ 29 °C
Altitude: 212 m
Thailand Mueang Luang 16.71421, 98.5747316°42’51” N 98°34’29” E
Mae Sot
November 21, 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
After another good hitch-hiking experience with a short guided tour included, we spent one night in Mae Sot before crossing the border to Myanmar. We did couchsurfing with Franzi from Germany, who showed us the city and great night-market.Read more
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Day 204
Sunday, November 22, 2015 UTC
☀️ 30 °C
Altitude: 13 m
Myanmar Hpa-an 16.8766, 97.6420616°52’36” N 97°38’31” E
Hpa-An
November 22, 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
After crossing the border at Mae Sot/Myawaddy, we got a car to Hpa-An. The ride was slow, four hours for 120km, so we continued on a pick-up truck for the next 400km... was not much faster ;)
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Day 206
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 UTC
☀️ 30 °C
Altitude: 14 m
Myanmar Kamakasit 16.78173, 96.1533716°46’54” N 96°9’12” E
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Yangon
November 24, 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Finally, after midnight, we arrived in Yangon to stay for a few nights. We walked around, tried tasty Burmese food and had fun with our two hosts Janis and two days later Stefan. Again, both from Germany. They are everywhere...Read more
Wolfgang Tux Eine Freundin möchte da gerne auch hin :-) wo war das?
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blue penguin Das war ne kleine Gallery in der Innenstadt von Yangon.
10/25/17Reply
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Day 207
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 UTC
☀️ 24 °C
Altitude: 73 m
Myanmar Mandalay 21.96022, 96.0852621°57’37” N 96°5’7” E
Mandalay
November 25, 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
In Mandalay the people were so friendly. Everyone waved at us or stopped to take a photo. We hired bicycles and went to Mandalay Hill and U Bein Bridge. In the evening we got a nice view of the palace in the full moon.Read more
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Day 209
Friday, November 27, 2015 UTC
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 78 m
Myanmar Shaukka 22.1239, 95.1545122°7’26” N 95°9’16” E
Monywa
November 27, 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We went to Monywa for one night to see many Buddhas on the next day. We took photos of a huge standing one, a reclining one, a one-day-will-be-finished sitting one and many small ones with an umbrella.Read more
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