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Dave Go Round

I am a world traveler. These are my stories.

  • About The Trip: Original Itinerary
  • What to pack when visiting Planet Earth
    • Latin America backpack: what made it through?
    • Packing List for Europe…
Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Selling the bikes; parting with friends.

November 30, 2011June 22, 2012

I’m selling the bikes today. I’m a little sad, and a little relieved. They weren’t free, and they were quite troublesome. That being said, these two monstrosities truly […]

Asia / Vietnam

Ha Long in a day

September 5, 2011June 22, 2012

Be Careful. Everything you can read online about Ha Long Bay says this. It’s for real, you can spend a great deal of money quickly and unnecessarily while […]

Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Saigon Tom’s intro to Vietnam

July 7, 2011September 5, 2011

From roughly March, 20, 2011 What a jumpstart… what do I talk about first… My guide to Saigon, the city actually named Ho Chi Minh City but I […]

Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Jenky and Dodge: The Hai Van Pass-port extravaganza

April 11, 2011April 10, 2011

Upon waking on the dang train to Danang, Michelle had some good news for me. The passports were being couriered up to our hotel in Hoi An and […]

Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Jenky and Dodge: Spa Day and the lost Passports

April 8, 2011April 8, 2011

After the muddy abuse the bikes took the day before, we decided it was time to handle some cosmetic issues with a good bath. This nearly cost me […]

Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Vietnam Road Trip: Day 4

March 29, 2011

The most exciting day of motorcycling I have ever experienced. Listen to me, all of you; listen to me, NOW! Go to Vietnam, get a good motorbike, ride […]

Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Vietnam Road Trip: Day 3

March 29, 2011

Finding a rythum. The morning turned out to be wildly successful. We found a dedicated suspension shop to replace the whole of Michelle’s rear suspension. Then another shop […]

Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Vietnam Road Trip: Day 2

March 28, 2011March 28, 2011

Getting better! 6 hours, 180 kilometers, 24 hours behind schedule. Vietnam is truly a land of smells. Food, manure, fish, ocean, manure… did I say manure? The country […]

Asia / Motorcycles / Vietnam

Vietnam Road Trip: Day 1

March 27, 2011March 28, 2011

7 hours, 130 kilometers, and we are a day behind schedule.  They have a word for people like us: Overachievers. Dodge, my filthy conveyance, managed a flat tire to […]

Asia / Singapore / Vietnam

Saigon Sunrise

March 19, 2011December 1, 2011

It’s late. I’m tired. I’m watching the ants run around my screen, keyboard, and mirror and I’m just sitting here lacking any great volition. This week, I’ve been […]

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