They say that what you mock will surely overtake you,
And you become a monster so the monster will not break you.
— U2

Posts Tagged ‘motorbike’

travel diary – day 430

day 426 – we slept in and then walked to town for breakfast. we found a nice little outdoor cafe and bought some food. the guy at the next table, who already seemed drunk, bought us some raki (local ouzo) and beer … at 10.30am. after a few of those, we were tired and a [...]

travel diary – day 215

day 211 – after a sleep-in, i went out to a korean restaurant for lunch. i just can’t get enough kimchi jiggae during my stay in korea. after that, christina and i went to see the movie ‘one week’ at the cinema. it’s a really good movie actually. it was a bit weird at the [...]

travel diary – day 123

day 121 – my room had wifi, so i did some stuff online, including chatting with friends. i had breakfast and wandered down to have another crack at finding a bike. i spoke to a motorbike taxi guy and he spoke really good english. when i told him what i wanted, he pointed straight at [...]

i bought a motorcycle

i’m incredibly excited … i looked around for a day and a half in ho chi minh city, trying to find a motorcycle to ride north to hanoi. searching the internet, looking for ads in cafes, emailing stores and travelers, riding on the back of a bike to various motorcycle stores, all proved in vain. [...]

travel diary – day 115

day 111 – today was a very lazy day. i stayed in khao san road all day reading my book. in the afternoon ploy called me and asked if i’d be interested in going out. as it turns out, today was aung san suu kyi’s birthday and there was a small gathering at one of [...]