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    • TravelerVietnam
      Day 7

      Bai Xep

      May 14, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

      Maandagochtend ging de wekker om 05:00. Een half uur later vertrokken we naar het treinstation. Op de straathoek pikten we nog even een broodje op als ontbijt.
      Bestemming: Quy Nhon, 215 kilometer ten noorden van Nha Trang. Het is een comfortabele treinreis van 4 uur. Wanneer de trein door het stadje rijdt, rijden we aan beide kanten op een halve meter afstand van waar huizen staan. Vanuit de ramen kijken Aziatische ogen ons recht aan. Er rijdt maar 2x per dag een trein door het straatje, iedereen stapt daarom even aan de kant en gaat daarna weer verder.
      In Quy Nhon regelen we direct treintickets voor woensdag voor onze volgende bestemming: Hoi An.
      Hierna nemen we de taxi naar het hostel, wat bij een klein vissersdorpje een stukje ten zuiden van Quy Nhon ligt: Bai Xep. Een heus strandparadijs.
      Het hostel ligt aan een prachtig strand. Vanuit de hangmat kijken we uit op een blauwgroene zee met helder water. Palmbomen en rotsen. Verderop op het water dobberen vissersbootjes.
      Het is een heerlijk rustige plek om even tot rust te komen na de drukte en chaos van de steden die we achter ons hebben gelaten.
      Het is erg gezellig met de andere backpackers die ook in het hostel verblijven. We horen verhalen van mensen die al maanden op reis zijn.
      We slapen in een hut gemaakt van bamboe en een rieten dak. Airconditioning is er niet, dus we slapen onder een klamboe ter bescherming tegen de muggen.
      Vandaag begon ik de dag met een duik in de zee. Er zijn niet veel betere manieren om de dag te beginnen. We luieren wat in de hangmat en zwemmen in de zee. Een rood verbrande huid oplopen hoort erbij.
      's Middags huren we 2 scooters voor 8 dollar. We gaan opzoek naar de secret waterfalls. Deze watervallen schijnen erg mooi te zijn en nog niet bekend te zijn bij het grote publiek. Dit willen ze graag zo houden, omdat er anders een toeristische attractie van gemaakt wordt en er veel schoonheid verloren gaat. Er zijn dus geen borden om te volgen en de aanwijzingen zijn niet erg duidelijk. We scheuren over onverharde paden in the middle of nowhere. Helaas is het halverwege de rit over met de pret: een van de scooters heeft een lekke band. We rijden heel langzaam terug. In het dorpje komen we langs een garage. Engels spreken ze niet, maar de situatie hoeft niet uitgelegd te worden, die spreekt voor zich. De band wordt verwisseld voor €3,80.
      De rest van de avond ontspannen we bij het hostel. We gaan morgen weer vroeg op pad.      Read more

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    • TravelerJosi auf Achse
      Day 48

      Nha Trang & Bai Xep

      December 14, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Heute hatten wir eine lange Busfahrt vor uns. Ich dachte wir bleiben eine Nacht in Nha Trang und hab eine Übernachtung gebucht, obwohl wir nur angehalten haben. 🤦‍♀️ Dann hab ich auch noch das falsche Hostel in Bai Xep gebucht, weil es drei mit dem selben Namen gibt. 😂🤦‍♀️ Wir sind morgens um 8 Uhr los gefahren und dann um 7 Uhr abends angekommen. Mein Hostel ist total schön, direkt am Strand und ich hör die Wellen wenn ich einschlaf und aufwache. Zum Hostel gehören natürlich drei super süße Hundis. 😍 Bai Xep ist nur ein ganz kleines Fischerdorf und alle Unterkünfte sind noch ganz neu und hier sind vielleicht 10 andere Touristen.Read more

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    • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
      11
      Day 163

      Stray - Dalat to Bai Xep

      September 29, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Xuan Luong Lake dropped away behind pine forested hills as the bus climbed up and away from Dalat. As the road plateaued, we were confronted by a carpet of giant polyethylene blocks, their closely packed grey bodies dominating the landscape. As we came closer we could see these were industrial sized greenhouses where workers toiled at beds of flowers and vegetables. After this the road began to descend, switching back and forth in a way reminiscent of our journey’s through mountainous Laos. At the bottom, the rugged mountainside gave way to a valley of rice fields and the temperature quickly returned to the humid heights we have become accustomed to. Lorries were parked at the roadside as their drivers hosed down the suffocating livestock with jets of water.

      Stopping for lunch at the busy resort city of Nha Trang, we were surprised by the many adverts in the Cyrillic alphabet and overweight white skinheads in budgie smugglers roaming the streets, until Wu explained that 80% of the city’s tourists were from Russia due to a military base being located nearby.

      Back on the road we ascended along a cliff-side road that snaked its way above the coastline. Crawling behind a convey of north-bound lorries we spied a dilapidated train rolling along its tracks far below. Out on the dark blue sea, a fleet of fishing boats bobbed at anchor, their brightly coloured hulls and flag tied lines giving them a festive appearance. Descending back down to sea level, huge fishing nets hung over the water line as sand drifts, cacti and decaying French architecture littered the roadside. We stopped above one fishing village to look out across its cove of fishing boats, big and small, children playing on the sands whilst adults went about their daily business.

      Our destination, Bai Xep, was one such village with only 3000 inhabitants. Smiles and curious eyes greeted us as we walked through its quiet narrow alleyways to our beachfront hostel. The sun was setting but the sand was still warm on our toes as the stress of the long day’s travel quickly unwound to the taste of delicious tuna steak and the sound of waves breaking upon the shore.      Read more

    • Kim and AlexA semi-serious adventure
      Day 164

      Bai Xep

      September 30, 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      We breakfasted on banana pancakes in the balmy heat as tiny geckos danced across the white washed walls. From the shade of the veranda we skipped across the hot sand to splash down into the inviting sea. The pull of the outgoing tide was very strong, the hungry waves tugging at our legs before surging back to knock us down into the stretching sand.

      It would be cliché to say that this place was ‘paradise’ but it felt like a close thing. We joked with the hostel’s South African owner, Alex (great name), about he had the best office in the world. Yet he sheepishly admitted that the sound of the waves could become repetitive at times – tough life.

      More than just a place for tourists, the beach and its sea was an industry for the village. Small conical fishing boats and fishing apparatus lined the shore and we watched as local men stood upright in these vessels to cross the surf out to their anchored boats. Driving their paddles downward, in a whisking motion that you would not imagine being particularly effective, these vessels were quickly propelled along. In the afternoon children in faded premier league football shirts sat in a group on the sand to eat long yellow ears of corn before working to fix netting and lines ready for use.

      At the bar we overheard another traveller giving advice to the barman as to how the hostel could better advertise itself to bring more customers in. Yet we questioned silently whether this was what such a place really needed or wanted. The beauty of Bai Xep is its small simplicity, something we hope it maintains long after we have left.      Read more

    • TravelerCambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia
      Day 34

      Khu Vac, Vietnam

      January 14, 2020 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      This is our „breakfast view“. Today’s task was to think about where to go from here. So we decided to leave tomorrow and go by car 🚙 to the train station in Dieu Tri and travel by train 🚂 to Da Nang. We will stay there over night and fly ✈️ the next day over Kuala Lumpur to Medan on Sumatra 🗾. So tomorrow and the day after we will be on the road 🛤 again...Read more

    • TravelerSüdostasien
      Day 35

      Off the beaten track

      April 13, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

      Da es von Hoi An zur nächsten Station (Nha Trang) 10 Stunden Zugfahrt sind und die Betten im Nachtzug schon ausgebucht waren, hab ich mal auf die Karte geschaut und die Stadt Quy Nhon gefunden. Das Hostel, welches ich dort gefunden habe, war dann aber nochmal 10km südlich davon in dem kleinen Fischerdörfchen Bai Xep. Hier gibt es zwei Hostels/Hotels und sonst nur ganz viele Fischerboote und einen wunderschönen leeren Strand! Geschlafen hab ich in einer Bambushütte, wo nachts glaube ich an der Decke Mäuse rumgelaufen sind. Nach dem ich in der ersten Nacht eine direkt neben meinem Bett längs laufen gesehen habe, war das einschlafen leider etwas schwieriger. Der Stopp hier hat sich aufjedenfall für einen entspannten Strandtag aufjedenfall gelohnt und es war mal schön einen Ort zu sehen, in dem nicht der Tourismus die vorwiegende Einnahmequelle ist und welcher noch nicht überlaufen ist ☺Read more

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    • TravelerSouth East Asia 2019
      Day 8

      Bai Xep Feb. 12th-13th

      February 12, 2019 in Vietnam

      We made a stop at Bai Xep, its a little off the main backpacker trail. We stayed at Big Tree Backpacker's Hostel where they gave you a free beer if you filled a small bag with trash from the beach. We chilled at the beach and explored a nearby waterfall. Some locals fed us lunch while we sat and spoke with them. At night I found the locals playing a simple dice game called Cow Fish Prawn. I figured out how to play and started gambling. They were amazed I was playing and waatched me play alone for a few rolls until I urged them to join back in. Walked away with a few thousand extra Dong. The game is played during their New Year celebrations. We headed to Hoi Ann next via night bus out of a nearby town call Quy Khon.Read more

    • TravelerOur little family adventure
      Day 133

      Visiting Om beach

      September 29, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Today we took the motorbike to visit nearby Om beach. On our way we passed the feather duster seller on her motorbike and again passed through a small fishing village.

      We get to Om beach, and it is beautiful, however like many places here, you need to get used to seeing quite a lot if rubbish around. The water however, is generally clean and today it is transparent :) Jean has a snorkel around, however says most of the coral is destroyed and there are few fish.
      For lunch we find another great street stall selling Bahn mi (bread rolls) and avocado shakes... delicious!

      Before we leave we check out the neighbouring Om beach in the next bay. We had a lovely local kid show us the way on her bicycle. This bay was more sheltered and would have been stunning, except the sheltered bay also meant to rubbish stayed there and there was noticeably more concentrated rubbish at this beach.

      On our way back we drove along the inside of the bay, seeing what looks like the beginning of lobster farming season. There were many people making (here and everywhere else we have passed through), big netted cages, which we assume are for lobster farming. Unfortunately the waste product of this is also clearly evident too.

      We stopped by for some yummy Che at the roadside stall we found yesterday, which was the perfect way to end the day :)      Read more

    • TravelerAdventure Time
      Day 22

      Thiện Chánh Quy Nhon

      January 3, 2019 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

      Natürlich sind wir wieder zu spät los gegurkt, natürlich hat es wieder gegossen, immerhin ist es bis zum heutigen Tag die letzte Fahrt im Regen gewesen. Das Life is a beach hostel überzeugt durch rustikalität, inclusive Stromausfall. Nachts hören wir wieder das aufgewühlte Meer gegen die Steinklippe peitschen. Den nächsten Morgen wollte ich voller Elan zu den nächstgelegenen Strand fahren und Joggen, Schrotti hatte etwas dagegen. Die nächste Werkstatt ist ca. 3 km weit weg. Sport ist Sport, nach den ersten Berg schiebt mich ein Einheimischer von seinen Roller aus an, ich gleite elegant in die Werkstatt. Andy hatte die Vermutung dass es sich um die Zündkerze handeln könnte, der Austausch geht sehr schnell. Die Wolken verziehen sich für einen Moment und ich fahre weiter zum Strand. Eine Menschentraube hat sich in einer kleinen Hütte, in der Nähe des Standes, zusammengefunden. Ein Mann winkt mich zu sich, ich nähere mich dem Geschehen, plötzlich Hahnenkampf, die Tiere sehen schon mächtig erschöpft aus, umkreisen sich und scheinen zu clinchen. Die Runde ist vorbei, die Hähne werden zusammengenäht (im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes), Geldscheine wechseln die Besitzer und es wird sehr viel Reiswein konsumiert. Im Publikum befinden sich ausschließlich Männer. Eine neue Runde beginnt, die Hähne haben sich schnell regeneriert und gehen aufeinander los. Das Spektakel das mir zu Beginn so blutrünstig scheint, wirkt bei genauerer Betrachtung nicht mehr so grausam, das Verhalten an sich ist natürlich und wer würde seinen besten Boxer, mit den sich gutes Geld machen lässt, bis zum Tode kämpfen lassen?Read more

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    • TravelerOur little family adventure
      Day 132

      Checking out Nom beach

      September 28, 2018 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      As we had arrived in the dark last night, it was almost like a little surprise to wake up and see the beach we were at. This morning we decided to take the motorbike and explore some surrounding beaches before it may get a little busier on the weekend. We past a temple who looked like they were cleaning from moon festival celebrations and Lila tried the lion. As we drove through the villages and on the roads which hug the sea, you see nets, traps, round boats, traditional boats and unfortunately a huge amount of fishing and non fishing related waste. We see people sorting sea snails and small roadside fish sellers.

      We pass through a small village with skinny streets to find Nom beach which was pretty It's empty, except for a steady stream of fisherman coming to take their boats to sea. We had a swim in the incredibly warm water and some snorkeling uncovered some lovely corals and small fish.

      Another treat today was finding lots of little small street food stalls or restaurants. There were many small restaurants in people's houses set up with a few tables and chairs in very relaxed settings. We found a lovely woman and her baby for a great coffee stop. We had Bahn mi (bread roll) in the front yard in a small village. We were treated to some yummy rice paper rolls made on the spot and banana fritters and then later we found a yummy roadside Che (sweet drink/dessert) with some pancake type thing made of rice paper topper with egg and other toppings cooked on coals.      Read more

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