Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City.

20th March. Left Phnom Penh and the smallest hotel room in the world, late as usual.

Rode 78 miles to Krong Svay Rieng to a travel lodge type hotel called Romdoul Farm Resedence. Actually very nice. Tried to keep off main road but seems there is only one road unless dirt tracks. Not too much more to report for today.

One of the nicer vehicles to slipstream. Smelt the best anyway.

21st March. Rode in to Ho Chi Minh City.

Crossed the border into Vietnam where I had to put all my bags through an X Ray machine all tools, knives including my fixed blade bush knife all sallied through. Even walked the bike through one of the X Ray doors you get at airports without even a beep. Maybe because the bike is Titanium ????.

This all took time and on top of that sorting a new sim for phone too. Arrived in Ho Chi Minh just before dark. Booked a hotel (£7 a night) air con, warm water, mini bar ????????, wifi etc. Rode through city at night in a sea of mopeds to get to Hotel Hung Anh. I mention this because it was great. Staff super friendly. Let me repair bike in lobby. Washed my clothes for free. Receptionist even asked me if I wanted a ride on her scooter to see HCMC at night. I jumped at the chance and had a right laugh on the back of the moped. Exciting. Lucky too as I spoke with some other tourists and they said some people pay $60 for a similar thing.

Vietnam is so far great. Food is back to great and cheap. Not that there was anything wrong with food in Cambodia but it was more expensive??

My first Vietnamese meal by side of road. I was pleasantly surprised when they rolled this out for £2.
I have stayed three days here. Good to have some time off bike. Left knee giving me a little ache. Legs needed a rest. Shocked them from going from no miles in 6 months to almost a 1000 in three weeks ????????.

In both Thailand and Cambodia there were hundreds of scooters. In Vietnam there seems to be thousands. There are also no road rules as far as I can make out. I was walking on pavement yesterday and a scooter came flying past whilst leaning heavily on the horn as if I was in the wrong place not him??

This girl with both kids pulled up along side me whilst riding at night and started having a conversation. I thought it was great. Absolutely nuts.

Got up to some fun stuff pics at bottom of page.

Killing fields in Cambodia, war museum in HCMC. Tunnels the Viet cong used in the Vietnam war. Some shooting. Some partying and some resting.

Set off tomorrow on the bike again.

3 days in HCMC is enough for me, the bike is calling again.

Heading to east coast of Vietnam with some camping planned at last!

As M C Hammer said. It’s hammock time. I’m sure he said something that sounded like that anyway ????????.

Some pictures below of trip overall so far.

The last pictures listed are Courtesy of Jamie Mumby who is currently chilling in Phuket. Maybe he had the right idea swapping the 70 mile days for sea, sand and the odd beer.

I’m not so sure. ????????????????

The killing fields. Cambodia. Grim viewing.

war museum. Ho Chi Minh

Shooting range. Shot M60 machine gun. Ak47 and what turned out to be the big bad boy an M1 Grand.

Tunnels.

Cluster bombs.

Ho Chi Minh tour.

Snake in road.

Club with girl only DJ’s

Durain fruit.

Goat hot pot including the main arteries of the goat.

Goat testicle wine. I was not allowed any as apparently you will get horny and want to get naked. I’ve only known the girl 2 days and she had me sussed. ????