Monthly Archives: February 2007

18 February. Late afternoon This will be the last post of the BSV series. There will be a short update, in the future, when I get the camera pictures up and collect the photos from my fellow adventurers. If this … Continue reading →

Feb 16 Midnight plus a bit so really the 17th. New Year's Eve – Tet Looking out my window on the Dong Hong one sees the multiude. No free space for humans or motorbikes. Just masses and joy. Horns, ballons, … Continue reading →

14 February early am at breakfast Dalat is an old French Colonial resort area at 1500 m. Being up high it is a lot cooler, 20-22 C is the common daytime temp. No A/C in the room – heater and … Continue reading →

15 Feb. Evening after dinner A day of biking extremes. We spent one day in Dahlat (see previous post) visiting the Mediation center and a village and other tourist things. Took the evening off in terms of dinner; blashphemy but … Continue reading →

12 February. A rest and tourist day in this old French resort town. Wonderful food in this 5 star hotel – one of the best in Asia according to them. Two pics, one from outside my room and one of … Continue reading →

11 February 22:30 An eventful and challenging few days; catching up after having no connectivity for three or four days. The ride to Quang Ngai a beach resort in a remote area held little in the way of new items. … Continue reading →

Feb 9. Evening A day of bookends and real contrasts. First the bookends. Leaving the hotel on small rural beautiful roads. About 20km of scenic and almost traffic free riding. Then 100km of Hiway 1 riding. Noisy, more noisy, more … Continue reading →

8 February 17:00 Still no connectivity. Excellent day, just about perfect. Weather was again sunny, not too hot, and no strong headwind. Off on rural roads, once we got off Hiway 1 (just the first 20 km). Then perfect roads … Continue reading →

7 February morning. Will be sent later as no connectivity here. Arrived last evening at about 18:00. Long day of cycling that had everything. Headwinds, a mountain pass of 1500 feet, distance (65-70 miles), wonderful scenery and outstanding views, beach … Continue reading →

5 February. Evening before and after dinner Another perfect weather day, a little warmer but plésant compared to the Mekong. A day of boat and biking. Both on the Perfume River, a river so named as about 100 km upstream … Continue reading →