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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 →

4 Feb. 23:50 A bit more on an earlier item. In an earlier post (about the perfume pagoda) there is a picture of me in front of a temple and I am holding a stick. At the time it was … Continue reading →

4 Feb. 23:30 Just arrived Hué, the ancient capital. Had spectacular dinner, many but not all of the dishes included. Stuffed grape leaves Pork on sugar cane Calamari Prawns Hué sticky rice, a speciality Melon soup and fish Notice especially … Continue reading →

4 Feb. 16:00 Waiting is. Flight to Hué is delayed so I am waiting in hotel lobby. Botanical garden and temple walks. Buffet lunch with excellent local fruit selection. IMG00051.jpg Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Feb 3. 22:30 hours Nice ride to the Perfume Pagoda today. Approachable only by boat, so one hour on a small boat with rowers to get to the remote hilly area. Then a climb up to the chair lift area … Continue reading →