27 April 2014 – Vang Vieng, Laos
Another look at the karst mountains in Vang Vieng. We were very lucky to find a nice little room, perched high above a restaurant, and secluded from other guests to enjoy this view for a few days.
Another look at the karst mountains in Vang Vieng. We were very lucky to find a nice little room, perched high above a restaurant, and secluded from other guests to enjoy this view for a few days.
Ubiquitous in Vietnam, once exotic to us, we won’t hesitate to say that motorbikes are the way to go when exploring Vietnam. We got our first taste of the open road with EasyRiders. Once that happened, we never looked back on our ‘scooter short-term rent’ days. En route, Vietnam. We are working on putting together…
We take the norry, aka Cambodian train! A bamboo raft, set on the original network built by the French, and powered by a motorcycle engine. Locals still take it short distances — I think we caught a bunch of school kids going home. If nothing else, it is very scenic and very fun.
Greetings. We are almost done with family visits, friend hanging outing, errands and obligations. We are slow pokes like that. But on 1 September, Sergey and I will be embarking on a train ride to the first destination that neither one of us has ever been to – Nizhniy Novgorod. With that our trip will…
And we are off from Europe to Asia. Just crossed the bridge from one side of Istanbul to another. Still as exciting as ever (Jenia was in Istanbul in 2007, and crossing back and forth was a favorite )
Will you look at this duck?! Most delicious meal at Kispiac Bizstro in Budapest – we rarely do this, but we ate there twice. Ridiculously delicious. As is all the food we’ve tried in Hungary. If you have no other reasons to come to this beautiful city — do it for the food. Do it…
Beginning of our motorcycle trip through northern and central Vietnam: from Hanoi to Hoi An – 6 days of magical landscapes and two sore bums. Day 1. Phu Yen is tea plantation country, which sets it apart from rice paddies. That and plenty of gorgeous vistas, mountains, and minority villages.