1 June 2014 – Hoi An, Vietnam
Wrapping up our week in Hoi An with a bike ride in the countryside, aka the road to the An Bang beach.
Wrapping up our week in Hoi An with a bike ride in the countryside, aka the road to the An Bang beach.
Mongolia, Day 2 – trying to find things to do in steppe and failing.
Our worst driving day yet on this motorcycle diy tour through Laos and Vietnam. I think both of us were questioning whether we were going to make it. We crossed the Laos – Vietnam border at Lao Bao without a hitch, but were in for a rude surprise when it came to Vietnamese roads –…
Arrival in Tbilisi. A little tired – after an early morning flight and a long lay-over in Kiev – but super excited. We started to feel welcome straight from the airport — Tbilisi Loves You signs are everywhere. Little did we know, the slogan is for free public wifi, which most of the time did…
I hope y’all are enjoying my pun. Because I have been wanting to write it for a year now — basically ever since our first meal in Budapest. Because we ate like there was no tomorrow in Hungary’s capital. We ate as if we’ve been starved for the previous 11 months of our RTW trip….
Our final stop in Laos is the birthplace of current regime, Pathet Lao. The communism adherents sought refuge in the Vieng Xay during the 9 years of bombing from the US. Its a fascinating place, full of history and beautiful scenery. The same cannot be said for our guesthouse, but at least the view was…
Shopping for lacquerware at a family-run workshop (3 generations back we were told) outside of Bagan, Myanmar. The work that these guys put into these pieces is astounding. Each piece is covered with seven to 18 (!) layers of lacquer, with drying time of around a week in between each. The artisans stencil and etch…