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22 July 2019
Wed 17 July. Do Son to Tien Hai. 73km. We are now on the road heading south towards Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) although we aren’t sure yet if we will make it that far – it all depends on how often and how long we stop on the route there. The joys of […]
16 July 2019
Saturday 13 July 19 – Hanoi to Hai Phong – 108km We broke one of our own rules today, which made us realise why we have these rules in the first place… We felt like it was definitely time to move on and explore some more of Vietnam, but it was difficult to leave our […]
12 July 2019
Sunday 7 July to Friday 12 July. We arrived in Hanoi feeling pretty shattered so we were looking forward to some time off but also to being back in a big city. And Hanoi didn’t disappoint. Our accommodation was a fantastic apartment right in the middle of a bustling daily local food market…. ….which […]
9 July 2019
This next part of our journey takes us to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It also takes us through yet more tough hills, but since our success through northern Laos and so far in Vietnam we feel a bit more confident in our abilities. Wednesday 3 July 19 – Na Khai to Moc Chau – […]
4 July 2019
Saturday 29 June. Dien Bien Phu. 0 km. After 6 days on the move, we decided to have a rest day, which I was very glad of as yesterday I completely flagged as we arrived into Dien Bien Phu. Our general experience of border towns hasn’t been great, so we didn’t expect much of Dien […]
2 July 2019
Our time in Laos was relatively short as we only spent 18 days here. But as usual we saw and experienced a lot. Here is a round-up of our observations: 1. Roads – the quality of the roads was surprisingly good, although we did stick mostly to main roads to avoid a potentially muddy mess […]