Chris and I were feeling absolutely shattered after last night, especially after trying to sweat out the alcohol with a high intensity workout on only a few hours of sleep. The day was ruined. A low key night was in order–no more drinking. There’s this vintage night market we learned […]
I sit beside Devin. I keep trying to write ‘Ari’ because he looks a lot like Ari. He was really tall and pretty much needed both seats for his legs. Felt bad to make the guy crunch in his seat, but it was whatever. We chat and eventually reach the […]
We left Ha Giang early in the morning, starting our journey to the North pole of Vietnam–Lung Cu. We were worried the weather would be rainy, but weatherman Jim (Kevin’s dad) checked out the weather radar for our route and it looked like we had the all-clear. We saddled up […]
It’s damp and rainy outside, Kevin and Andreas are watching Game of Thrones on my laptop while I write in my journal. We’ve moved hotels now after we broke the bed on our first night in Ha Giang. I’m wearing ripped gray boxers that I refuse to throw away. […]
It was 5 A.M. when we got in and I could smell the desert air as I walked off the plane. It’s always interesting how you can sense the different air. It smelt like sand. Deplaning complete. Getting across the border was a joke. We got our shit off the […]
I just showered and borrowed a ‘Big Blue Diving’ pen from David to complete this entry. The other night we got quite drunk with the police force of this town, but I woke up feeling alright and ready to make the 115 kilometer journey from Coc Pai to Ha Giang. […]
June 17th, 2015 I’m sitting here in seat 37E on this 767 from Heathrow to Tel Aviv. The time is 22:10 GMT. I started my journey at 13.00 GMT -8, so 21.00 GMT on 06/16. Almost 23 hours of travel now. I have met up with my group of about […]
“There’s a rock in my hand!” I yell to my friends. I’m staring up at the sky as my whole body starts to hurt… We leave Bac La in the morning enroute to Coc Pai. I’m neck and neck racing with David. The road curves up and around like a […]
“Get your shit together, we’re heading to the mountain” says David. “It’s clear, we’re leaving at 2:00 PM with or without without you guys”. I look at the mountain off in the distance and see that things have cleared up significantly. “OK” I say, hanging up the phone. It’s 1:50 […]
We keep riding after the failed robbery, deciding to spend the night in the next decent town. Mu Cang Chai it is. The ride up is breathtaking. So many cows drinking from streams and eating grass on the side of the peaceful highway. There’s few cars, we have the road to […]