So, my bike was “fixed” and ready for pickup this morning. After replacement of multiple parts and an extra day with the mechanic, I had confidence that this time all would work out. This morning it was drizzling again so I decided to move a little slower. I got up at 6 and went to…
So I decided that instead of rushing the mechanic and possibly not having the bike ready for a trip to Halong Bay, I would take the bus. I would have Wednesday to test out the repairs. In hindsight this was a great decision. Yesterday morning I noticed that the streets were really slippery from multiple…
Well, day 3 wasn’t intended to be in Hanoi. I was supposed to go to Halong Bay. But things didn’t unfold as I planned. So let me back up to yesterday. Yesterday I picked up my motorcycle. I rode it in the crazy streets of Hanoi…but I should probably backup there too and explain how…
The title of this post should be “My aching feet”. Another 10 miles walking around Hanoi today. I went to the Hoa Loa prison, also known as the Hanoi Hilton. John McCain was one of many POWs kept here. The memorial was quite sad as the prison was originally created during the French occupation of…
Since early Friday morning I have flown halfway across the world, almost 9,000 miles. But after checking my phone, it appears that I have walked over 24,000 steps and over 10 miles in the streets of Hanoi. Hanoi is a high energy city. A lot of youth, a lot of scooters, a lot of pedestrians….
The flight to Hong Kong was uneventful. We took the Arctic route over the North Pole. Seats were comfortable enough to fall asleep in. That’s not usually the case when I fly. I caught a couple hours of sleep, but I was still very tired. There is no longer a hot towel service at the…
I have been talking about it for years and now I have finally bought my tickets to Vietnam. I had researched the best flights weeks ago: best airlines, most leg room, best service, shortest flights and shortest layovers, best arrival time, best departure times, etc. Cathay Pacific won in all categories except price. Depart at…