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Three day visit of Florence – day 3

I took my breakfast at VaLu Bakery just a few steps away from the hotel. This was already my last full day in Florence which I started with a visit to the Cenacolo di Fuligno, one of the Last Suppers included in the San Marco combination ticket. It is a small museum housed in the … Lees verder →

Three day visit of Florence – day 2

The online tickets for the Galeria Dell’ Academia were sold out for the days I was in Florence, so I decided to take my chances on a ticket without a reservation. Even if the online tickets are sold out, tickets can still be purchased at het museum box office on the day of your visit. … Lees verder →

Three day visit of Florence – day 1

This was my third visit to Florence, my first visit was almost 40 years ago as a student together with my now husband, my second visit was 10 years ago during a holiday in Tuscany with my husband and my two children. This time I had three full days to explore Florence and since I … Lees verder →

Two week motorbike trip South and North of Nha Trang, Part 8: From Buon Ma Thuot to Da Lat – Ana Mandara Villas

We took an early start because again we had a long road ahead of us. And a very nice road it was. After leaving the coffee and pepper farms behind we drove through deep green rice fields surrounded by green mountains. I love the smell of green rice when we drive along the young green … Lees verder →

Two week motorbike trip South and North of Nha Trang, Part 7: From Ninh Hai to Dak Lak and Buon Ma Thuot – Phoenix pass

We set out early for a long drive between the sea and the central highlands of Vietnam via Highway 26. The first part of the road to Buon Ma Thuot goes from the plains into the mountains, via the 12km long Phoenix pass (Deo Phượng Hoàng Pass), that winds between green mountains between Suong Bung … Lees verder →

Two week motorbike trip South and North of Nha Trang, Part 6: From Tuy Hoa to Ninh Hai – Ca pass

This shorter ride was mainly planned to cut in two the long drive to Buon Ma Thuot. We had taken the inland route on the way to Tuy Hoa, and took the coastal route between Tuy Hoa and Dai Lanh. This time we saw the coastal part of the Ca Pass, which I found even … Lees verder →

Two week motorbike trip South and North of Nha Trang, Part 5: From Nha Trang to Tuy Hoa – Ca pass

For the second week of our trip we left in the Northern direction from Nha Trang. We made a short stop at Hong Chong, just outside Nha Trang, a small promontory with unusual layers of boulders called husband and wife, one in the form of a hand. As expected the place was teeming with busloads … Lees verder →

Two week motorbike trip South and North of Nha Trang, Part 4: From Da Lat to Nha Trang – Khan Le pass

We will drive this stretch of road twice during our motorbike trip, a first time at the end of our first loop, to change clothes in Nha Trang and a second time at the end of our second loop when have to return from Da Lat to Nha Trang to get our flight back home. … Lees verder →

Two week motorbike trip South and North of Nha Trang, Part 3: From Mui Ne to a 3 day stay in Da Lat

We headed out of Mui Ne and drove to Phan Thiet to withdraw cash. We prefer withdrawing cash from an ATM on a weekday and next to an open bank in case our card gets swallowed or the withdrawal would fail. When we headed out in the direction of Da Lat, it started to rain … Lees verder →

Two week motorbike trip South and North of Nha Trang, Part 2: From Phan Rang to Mui Ne

After a good nights rest at Myhoa Lagoon Kiting town (we really needed it) and a tasty breakfast we hit the road again to go further South in the direction of Mui Ne. We first made a stop in Phan Rang to visit the 14th century Cham temple built on a hill. Like everywhere else the … Lees verder →