Author Archives: kenmyhre
Photos from Frankfurt to Budapest
Leaving Frankfurt by Train The Steinerne Brucke in Regensburg Danube Travel Choice – Bike or Boat Rad Weg (Cycle Path) Birds on the Danube Passau Coffee and Strudel In Austria Melk Wachau Wine District Egon Sheile Berm Cycling Sturovos from … Continue reading
To Vienna
Sept 2 – 9, 2017 Frankfurt to Vienna (no photos yet) Ringing their door bell at 7:00, I woke my Frankfurt Warm Showers hosts, Anne and Jan Schwarz, a bit too early on this Saturday morning. They were expecting me … Continue reading
Into South East Europe
It has been a year and a half since posting travel experiences on this site. I am sorry for that and have no excuses. In the months that have slipped by I have hiked in Iceland and Norway that should … Continue reading
Hanoi
Feb 20 to Mar 1, Hanoi During this time I was in Hanoi for six days, with trips to Halong Bay and Sapa interspersed. In all I will have spent eight nights in Hanoi and have come to really enjoy … Continue reading
Sapa
Feb 26,27 Sapa A taxi brought me to the Train Station at 7:00 for the night train to Lao Cai. A bit nicer than the soft sleeper from Ho Chi Minh. I had a full complement of sleeping companions and … Continue reading
Halong Bay
Feb 22,23 Halong Bay As I start this note I am sitting with a bottle of wine looking out at the cliffs of one of the 2000 Karst pinnacles sticking out of the South China Sea in the UNESCO World … Continue reading
Train, Hanoi
Feb 18-20, Train Saigon to Hanoi (31 hrs) I took a cab from the Spring Hotel to the Train Station at about 9:00 pm. The train pulled into the station at about 9:50; it had about 20 cars, I think … Continue reading
Saigon Visit
Feb 11-18, Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) 40 km Arriving in HCM on the 11th a bit after noon and leaving late in the evening on the 18th gave me a good week to get to know this city of 8.25 … Continue reading
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Feb 10, Gia Ray – 115 km Leaving Mui Ne at 6:30 was pleasant and cool. Being a beach area there was very little traffic; it seems beach communities are late night not early morning places. But soon I was … Continue reading
Mui Ne
Feb 3-5, Nha Trang -70+20km After the hot exhausting day riding into Van Gia it was very pleasant leaving. I got away at about 6:30 into a dark, windy day. I was a bit worried that it may rain, but … Continue reading
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