giggling out loud. Climbed often was
the exact term as they couldn't reach
the ground while the bike was on the
side stand. It's quite funny how many
people we have met said how danger-
ous these bikes are and yet they can-
not hide the urge to try them out.
For us Vietnam felt like it had it all
and at the same time it didn't. From
north to south everything changed.
Mountains in the north with hidden
smaller tracks. A coastline filled with
small karst islands popping up as far
as the eye can see. Rice fields covering
the land and the typical pointy straw
hats of people working in the fields.
Yet, the roads often felt too big and as
such created a distance between your-
self and the surroundings.
The food just wasn't all that tasty
compared to what we were used to in
India and Nepal. Going south though,
the food got better with a little more
spices. More children started waving
when driving along and palm trees
started popping up. With this the
roads seemed to get even bigger, cre-
ating the urge to get off the road and
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jump inside the beautiful film of life
that was playing next to it.
One time we were drawn into the
film playing around us, as we stopped
to take a highly needed sip from our
bottles of water. An older man sitting
upstairs in front of his window started
calling us. Not understanding a word,
we went closer and suddenly pieces of
grapefruit came down. Thankfully we
ate them, but the kindness didn't stop
there. He gave us no other choice than
to leave with two enormous grape-
fruits and a memory to cherish.