Ich bin dann mal weg - off we go - doei doei

Wow, 10 days for a country don't seem too much. Especially after my standard was minimum 3 weeks up to 6 weeks in one country. But after all my flight back home was booked and I had to leave Indonesia because my visa was running out. So I decided to finally go to North Vietnam. I have a lot of friends who loved it there. Beautiful mountains, great food and lovely people is what I had heard. While travelling in Asia I had started to hear other things as well. Super crowded and not really authentic anymore. I was really curious and thought 10 days is a good way to find out myself. So after a very annoying long trip from Indonesia and via Kuala Lumpur I finally am in Hanoi. It is 8am and the hostel had told me beforehand that early check in is possible if they are not fully booked. But unfortunately they were. The highlight of the morning was the pho bo (beef noodle soup) I had in the hostel. Then I waited until noon when I could check in. After resting a bit, I went downstai...

Time flies! This is nearly my last destination on this trip. The decision to fly to Indonesia was again a spontaneous one. Unfortunately it means that I won't make it to Nepal on this trip, but I'm super excited to discover Indonesia. Arriving in Lombok at the airport everything was pretty easy. You can immigrate for 30 days for free and I caught a cheap bus to the town of Senggigi immediately. When I arrived in the hostel the people were super nice and the kitchen staff quickly made me dinner before they went home. It was after 10pm already after all. I really liked the hostel and extended for a couple days. In the morning I took it easy and then rented a scooter for the day. After arranging some stuff I finally started to explore the island. I drove up the coast and it was just beautiful. While Senggigi is quite touristy with restaurants, hotels and dive shops everywhere, it only took me 10 minutes drive and no tourists anymore. I made some stops along the way and relaxed on...