Articles tagged ‘vietnam’
Bicycle Vietnam Over New Year’s
By BootsnAll | September 13th, 2007 |
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Each New Year, we at BootsnAll Travel Network plan an epic adventure - one that involves active adventure in the great outdoors. Working with some of our friends in other countries, We plan adventures that travelers generally only do once in a lifetime. A few years ago, we took 30 people to the top of [...]
Travelers Notebook: 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi - Part 7
By Eric | December 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Last time in Travelers Notebook, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, but no bus to get us there, and it was raining and we were too broke to get a room for the night. But unless the title of this series is lying, I’ve got a hunch that our heroes might [...]
Adventure Budgeting: Two weeks in an ATM Wasteland
By Eric | December 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
For a few weeks now, I’ve been sharing one of my asian adventures with you in a series of posts called $24 and 24 hours to Hanoi. As you’ve probably gathered by now, I’m a bit meticulous about notetaking on my travels. So I can not only break down for you how we spent those [...]
Travelers Notebook: 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi - Part 6
By Eric | December 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
When we last left our wanna-be heroes in Part 5, we were preparing to board the only bus out of the tiny Vietnamese village of Kay-son to make a connection in the mainline town of Vinh and get to Hanoi before we run completely out of cash. Unfortunately our day of travel has been [...]
Travelers Notebook: 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi - Part 5
By Eric | December 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In the most recent post in this series, our funds have been largely depleted and we’re still a long way from the nearest ATM in Hanoi. But after 12 hours and saying goodbye to most of our $24, we’re hungry and without enough to pay for a room tonight… I’ll pick up the direct transcription [...]
Travelers Notebook: 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi - Part 4
By Eric | December 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Last time in this installment of Traveler’s Notebook, we had just crossed over a remote border crossing from Laos to Vietnam just as our visas ran out. But it’s still a long journey to the promised land of Hanoi where a gilded ATM lies in wait and we have barely (or maybe not) enough cash [...]
Travelers Notebook: 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi - Part 3
By Eric | November 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In this third installment of our own version of 24 (sans Keifer Sutherland), we start out with the clock approaching noon and we still haven’t made it to Laos-Vietnam border after running out of cash and days on our visas in Laos. We’ll pick up the direct transcription of my notes after negotiating a ride [...]
Daily Dose: Monday, November 27th
By Eric | November 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The dose is back after a brief holiday hiatus and much needed time in the snow:
Can’t ever get enough of these: Improving gas mileage
Top 10 Sailors’ Hangouts
Look both ways before crossing the street in Vietnam
Join the Global Party: International Festivals Through February 2007
Minneapolis? - Frommer’s Top Travel Destinations for 2007
Today’s Destination: Crater Lake
Travelers Notebook: 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi - Part 2
By Eric | November 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In the last passage from my Travelers Notebook, we were on a bus speeding towards Vietnam after running out of cash and days on our visas in Laos. We’ll pick up the direct transcription of my notes on that ride now in part 2 of 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi:
In second half of ride, [...]
Travelers Notebook: 24 Hours & $24 to Hanoi - Part 1
By Eric | November 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Any trip I take, I’m sure to have a steady supply of pocket-sized notebooks and pens to record the trip. It’s perfect for passing the time on long bus rides or pulling out anywhere in the middle of your trip to jot down that great insight or record every detail of an incredible experience you [...]
