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Sun, 25 Dec 2011 | By happytraveller | Views [347] | Comments [1]
Yesterday was spent at the Big C supermarket buying some small gifts for our friends, and some snacks for ourselves. The evening was the Christmas Eve Gala dinner, a large buffet was provided with an interesting array of food, shellfish, fish, coldcuts, ... Read more >
Sun, 25 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [2809] | Comments [2]
It's days like these I don't question my sanity; I fear for it. I question my dedication when even the air I breath conspires against me. I wonder how much more I would be enjoying myself if I was laying on a beach somewhere in Asia, far removed from ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, ferries, misadventures, on the road
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [2717]
Outside my tent I could hear the waves breaking so softly they sounded more like paper plates dropping, than fine China. I could see the sun shining through the clouds frequently enough to convince me Lady Luck was having a sleep in. Fearing she'd wake ... Read more >
Tags: bicycling, friends, misadventure, on the road
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 | By happytraveller | Views [382] | Comments [2]
After a final fairwell lunch, hugs and tears, we left Hoi An in a hire car and headed for Hue. The weather changed markedly as we headed North, very grey, misty and drizzly. Time to get the cool weather clothing out! We arrived at our hotel, The Riverside ... Read more >
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 | By happytraveller | Views [395] | Comments [2]
Our last day in Hoi An, the time has gone so quickly. Tomorrow we head to Hue by car, about a three hour drive. Today was lovely, coffee in the morning at Suong's shop and then some last minute shopping. We have sent some Vietnamese coffee and bits and ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [1397] | Comments [1]
As the rain fell on my tent during the course of the night, I silently cursed the fact it hadn't come any sooner. What, you may ask, could prompt such a reversal of opinion in relation to something that is as ruinous to bike riding as the absence of swell ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bicycling, weather
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [1630]
It's good to be able to call the shots, because you're THE man when it comes to making decisions. It's great not having to rush, as speed and relaxation cancel each other out like Lanacane and rain. But the best thing is to see the sun shine. Talk about ... Read more >
Tags: beach, bicycling, weather
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | By zoe_timmers | Views [282]
"Us living as we do upside down. And the new word to have is revolution.
People don't even want to hear the preacher spill or spiel because God's
whole card has been thoroughly piqued. And America is now blood and tears
instead of ... Read more >
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 | By happytraveller | Views [1056] | Comments [1]
Today we are exhausted! A vietnamese wedding takes two days! The first day Nathan, Sharon, myself and Hayley started early at Trinh's father's house. The house was full of relatives and much commotion. We were cooked breakfast, eggs and home made tomato ... Read more >
Sat, 17 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [1915]
I'm pretty close to doing this bike ride in the nude. Other than loving the birthday suit look, it would make more sense the way the weather is. Getting wet is one thing, as a bike ride in Broome was always hot enough to ensure you would end up wetter ... Read more >
Tags: misadventure, relaxing, riding, weather
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 | By happytraveller | Views [392] | Comments [2]
Well we are not spending much time at our hotel, which is probably a good thing....the mattress is like concrete and I'm pretty sure I have become food for bedbugs, they seem to find me tasty, but not Hayley so much. The wedding preparations are in full ... Read more >
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [1316]
I am pretty sure I was woken at 1:45am
by the sound of rain hitting my roof; hard. Hence, $38 had not
transformed my tent into the Millennium Falcon. I had to rise early
for once to get the first ferry across to Yamba, ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, friends, on the road, people, weather
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By happytraveller | Views [571] | Comments [3]
We enjoyed our short stay in Saigon, forgot just how crazy the traffic is there! Its hard to remember to walk casually across the road with a thousand motorbikes, cars, trucks and buses coming at you from all directions. The bikes move around you, but ... Read more >
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [2447]
The best thing to do after a riding
ordeal like I had just experienced, is to not go anywhere near a bike
for awhile. It hurt in too many places just thinking about it. My
bike was left on the roof of the hotel and did ... Read more >
Tags: cycling, on the road, people, rip-offs
Sun, 11 Dec 2011 | By homeless_harry | Views [1136] | Comments [2]
Emergency procedures were instantly put
into play as the evening was turning into more of a farce than what
the day had been. Food calms me like valium so I pulled out my unused
Jet-boil stove system. The tap water was ... Read more >
Tags: camping, hills, misadventure, riding
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