Destination: Vietnam

Khe Sanh to Phong Nha

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Views [1404]

Ho Chi Mihn West is one of the best riding roads I’ve ever been on. It twists and turns, rises then falls and for the whole time im largely on my own in a beautiful national park. However, I had a problem. Tam’s advice in Dong Ha was crap.... Read more >

Tags: ho chi mihn west, khe sanh, phong nha

Hue to Khe Sanh

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Views [2789]

Hue is the most civilized Vietnamese City that I would visit and marks the halfway point up Vietnam’s coast. The Citadel (impressive) and tombs (which to me, are vulgar and would be the worst place to spend eternity) it merited no more than two ... Read more >

Tags: dmz, dong ha, hue, khe sanh, phu loc, vinh moc

Photos: Hue to Khe Sanh

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Photo Gallery

Dak Glei to Hue

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Views [1226]

Well on the tourist trail, the former port town of Hoi An is now defined by its many tailors and beach resorts and accordingly is one of the most expensive places in Vietnam to spend time. None the less it’s an enjoyable place to spend a few days ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, cafes, hivan pass, honda 67, marble mountains, monkey island, my son, tailors

Photos: Hue

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Photo Gallery

Photos: Dak Glei to Hue

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Photo Gallery

Dalat to Dak Glei

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Views [2505]

I had been told by other riders I had met in Saigon that the road from Dalat to Nah Trang was amazing. They weren’t wrong. Slipping the bike into neutral it was silent and fast downhill riding for over an hour. The view to the coast through a steep ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, ho chi minh trail, laos border, minority villages, mud trails.., paddle boarding

Photos: Dalat to Dak Glei

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Photo Gallery

Laos

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 | By lucyandtim | Views [466]

Tomorrow we start our slow trip to Thailand, if the rains don't make the river impassable so it seems like an appropriate time to do a little update for our time in Laos! Unfortunately, due to where the weekends happened to fall, we have not been ... Read more >

Cultural Diversities in Cambodia

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 | By lucyandtim | Views [594]

We arrived in Cambodia with a list of places to visit and grand plans for exploration. However we fast realised that we would have to make some snappy decisions and get selective with the amount of time we had. Our first stop was Phnom Penh (the Capital), ... Read more >

Ho Chi Minh City to Dalat

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Views [1178]

Arriving back in HCMC from Cambodia Suzi wasn’t happy. She had developed a tapping top end which meant one of two things, either the valves required adjustment or the rockers were gone. Making matters a bit more stressful, I   had not thought ... Read more >

Photos: Vietnam - HCMC Round 2 and Dalat

Sun, 8 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Photo Gallery

Run in with the boys in khaki

Fri, 6 Jul 2012 | By wingnut | Views [588]

So today Suzi 125 and I found the only speed camera in Vietnam! We had crossed the border from Cambodia back to Vietnam about an hour before and were cruising in the car lane, just coming out of a town. A man dressed in khaki jumped into the middle of ... Read more >

Tags: stopped for speeding

Photos: Goodbye Vietnam, Hello Cambodia

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 | By sglass | Photo Gallery

Crossing to Cambodia

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 | By sglass | Views [860]

After Vung Tao we had to decide whether to go north along the coast of Vietnam, stopping along all the beach villages as we go or to head back west to Ho Chi Minh City and from there on to Cambodia. Our debate about which to choose went a little bit ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, border, bus, cambodia, countryside, phnom penh, vietnam, vung tao