With the exception of a sudden and brief shower that forced me to stop at a coffee shop by the side of the road for the while, it was a fairly dry ride I had that day. Especially towards its end, when the road approached the vast Pacific Ocean and started to meander up and down the nude hills that formed the coast, that ride offered my eyes sceneries of glorious beauty. It was … [Read more...]
Nha Trang and Ba Ho Waterfalls – A Russian Colony in Vietnam
It was a long, wet, tiresome, yet enthralling ride I had through the outstanding sceneries of the South Vietnamese Highlands, till I was finally approaching the coastal city of Nha Trang by late afternoon that day.Driving through the outskirts of that city was no different than driving through any large, bustling Vietnamese city. Upon reaching the center of the city, though, … [Read more...]
Hiking Lang Biang Mountain in Da Lat
Lang Biang mountain is one of the highest mountains in the Southern Vietnamese Highlands. Due to its extreme vicinity to the popular tourist city of Dalat, it has been so transformed to resemble more a city park than the wild mountain which would otherwise be. For someone who happens to be in Dalat though, it definitely makes a great destination for a short trip. It has two … [Read more...]
Driving to Da Lat, Vietnam by motorbike
Leaving Cat Tien National Park, the next destination of my bike trip from south to north Vietnam was to be the capital city of Lam Dong province, located at an elevation of 1500 meters in the southern part of Vietnam's central highlands, Dalat. Beginning this trip, as most often, I hadn't done any serious research as to "where" and "how". So, my picking up Dalat as my next stop … [Read more...]
Trekking and Camping in Cat Tien National Park
Cat Tien national park, covering an area of about 720 km2, is one of Vietnam's largest and, concerning its ecological value, most remarkable national parks. In spite of being situated within the general vicinity of Saigon, it does not receive many visitors - judging always comparatively to the massive tourist-throngs other notable parts of this country do receive.Thus, being, … [Read more...]
Impressions of staying in Saigon
Saigon, the capital city of the onetime French Cochinchina and independent South Vietnam subsequently, is today, maintaining more than 10 million inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area in Vietnam. Coming to this country in search of some new great adventures, Saigon coincided to be my first stop. And here are some of my impressions of this crazy, crazy city...If you haven't … [Read more...]
