Travel Challenges
So we got on the second leg of our journey and low and behold. A part on the plane had to be replaced, but it turns out to be a major repair. Cathay Pacific #lifewelltraveled quickly arranged accommodations at the Regal Airport Hotel since we will be delayed till the next morning.
Enjoying a spot of tea
The Executive Suite
We got a pretty sweet room with a huge king size bed which we will probably not see on our budget tour.
On the plane, Terry’s seat did not have proper working video, so she took a gamble and tried if she could be upgraded to first class since s those seats were empty, but the attendant didn’t fall for that option. Oh well, it was a nice try anyhow.
What soup is Vietnamese cuisine is known for?
Agreement with the local food and your tummy, well, I got hit with that and had a short night about it. sugar cane juice sure helped the next day. Might have been more dehydrated than I thought. local drug store save the day.
Things that go wrong with your shower has benefits, like getting moved to another hotel and felt like you just got upgraded to a five star accommodation along with duvet. At no extra charge and just a minor packing inconvenience is worthy of the service from the Backpackers Paradise hotel.
Leaving items you normally carry around is just not what you do when going through security. There goes a good pocket knife.
Rookie’s mistake, a tiny swiss army knife, gone…
We had a 75 HKD per boarding pass to spend on breakfast. So we headed to the food court and got us couple of congee bowls (rice soup). 75 HKD does not go far at a airport.
Congee Soup
Silk Factory, Motobike
Silk Factory Tour We did this tour on our own, rented a scooter and checked out areas on our own schedule. I always find these places a tourist trap, but this one turned out to be alright, even with these "actors" demonstrating how to manufacture the product....
Side Roads And Stops
Side Trips on Motobike After driving way past the target zones, we just enjoyed some unscheduled stops. Certainly not on the tourist trail, and driving a road that is pothole ridden, almost getting squashed by a steam roller, pretty scenic route, but not for the weak...
Coffee Farm Dalat
Weasel Coffee Plantation We got to tour around Dalat with a scooter and a hand drawn map, but cheated with google map. I could not gauge how far the distance was with minimal signage and foreign script that is unknown to us, so we ended up in areas that was not on the...