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Welcome to Sapa | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. December 15, 2016 /. As our bus pulled in to the beautiful mountain town, we were swarmed. Every street we drove down turned heads and the feet shuffled immediately after us. When we came to a stop, 30 or so hilltribe women were around us. I could see them out the window, hear the murmur of voices get louder as each passenger got off the bus. 8220;Hello… where you from? You go on hike tomorrow? If they cross to our side of th...
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Dark Cave, Phong Nha Vietnam | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. December 30, 2016 /. Dark Cave, Phong Nha Vietnam. Dark Cave was one of the best days on our trip, right up there with Thanksgiving. It started with a zip line… actually, that’s not true. It started with a scooter ride. To skip over that would be a sin. Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. December 26, 2016 /. Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. McKayla has been revved up and ready for the Phong Nha caves from the minute we set foot in Vietnam. All it took was a short bus ride from our hotel in Dong Hoi. This morning and then we were in another little mountain town tucked in the hills. However, this place was deserted compared to Sapa. As soon as our boat docked, Max, Lorie, McKayla and I sought out some dinner an...
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DMZ and Hue | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. January 2, 2017 /. It was raining when we got to Hue but we were determined to get a walk in. The river market was in full swing, rain or shine. As far as markets go, this one was extra crowded and extra smelly. After unsuccessfully bartering for pistachios, we crossed a canal and went searching for a couple wats that were marked on our hotel map (one of several nice features of the Jade Hotel. Hoi An and a Vietnam flood.
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Hoi An and a Vietnam flood | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. January 6, 2017 /. Hoi An and a Vietnam flood. The following morning there was a break in the weather so we took advantage of the Green Apple Hotel. Day 3 in Hoi An brought more wind, more rain. We braved the storm long enough to find a sandwich shop that Anthony Bordain had mentioned once on Parts Unknown. In our two and a half months of travel, this is our first long stretch of bad weather. We had four days of some of t...
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Sapa – a hiker’s paradise | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. December 19, 2016 /. Sapa – a hiker’s paradise. There were a few options floating around. There was talk of flying south and making our way north, then on to Loas and/or Thailand. Another option was moving south by bus train and making stops along the way before flying to Loas or Thailand. Instead we choose door number 3, head north out of Hanoi and see what happens. After getting settled at the Golden Plaza Hotel. Climbing o...
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Dong Hoi, Vietnam | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. December 23, 2016 /. Dong Hoi, Vietnam. As early as it was, we were not alone. You wouldn’t believe how many people were up by 5 to get in their morning exercise. People walking in twos and threes, people biking, older women stretching on the boardwalk as the sun rose. After our short day and a half stay, this was the most people we’d see in all of Dong Hoi. Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Phong Nha continues | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. December 31, 2016 /. Before getting back on the road after Dark Cave. Our new friends jumped on their night bus and we said our goodbyes. Now we’ll have a place to stay with we go visit Germany. I’ve always wanted to to tomy ancestral homeland anyway, but now we’ll have a couple of great guides to show us what Germany is all about. We decided on taking the loop in the same direction because the first time it went well and hon...
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Vientiane, Laos and Christmas abroad | Adventure Haacks
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Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. Nate’s bike trip: Wisconsin to Georgia. January 12, 2017 /. Vientiane, Laos and Christmas abroad. Declaring Vientiane the best capitol city in the world. Taking a bus from Hoi An. To Vientianne was insanely difficult so we decided to save some time and fly there. We arrived on December 17, spent one night in Vientianne, had our excursion in Vang Vieng. I don’t think that was an option at the religious places in Cambodia and Vietnam but they should consider ad...
