22 February 2013
A very early start from home in Phuket with our bicycles packed in cardboard boxes, in a little Honda Jazz. Bike boxes can pass through the x-ray machine, but will not fit on the normal conveyor belt so we had to transport them through the airport and put them directly into the baggage holding area.
In Kuala Lumpur, the low-cost carrier terminal is on one level and very practical, except Air Asia will not allow baggage to be checked through to the next destination. So it meant clearing immigration and customs twice.
Da Nang airport is brand spanking new and after the usual visa hassle, we were met by a very friendly driver who took us and our boxes to our B&B, La Tonnelle, in the historic centre of Hoi An. We have a great room on the ground floor with our sitting room attached, perfect for bike assembly. People at La Tonnelle were helpful in all respects, including carrying one of our 20-kg boxes from 100m down the road, which was closed to vehicular traffic.
We had a delicious meal at the restaurant of Lau Cau, the local speciality and downed a few bottles of the local Biere Larue, brewed here since 1909.
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