May 23. 37 miles. Left Con Cường and had a steady ride to Hoa Binh. Had a rear tyre change along the way. I had stuck a screw or something through my tire a month or so ago, you … Continue reading
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20th May. 80 miles. Sorry. It’s a boring one…. A few hills to start then a fairly flat road along the valley ride went fast and felt good after the last two days of riding. I had few stops, no … Continue reading
17th of May. 65 miles. 5500ft of climbing. walked down to the stream and had a wash and a swim in the morning. Packed hammock and left the jungle. Today was another very hard day with lots of climbing and hot. … Continue reading
May 16th. 80 miles. 7000 feet of climbing. Left KHE Sanh and started climbing immediately into the forest on the Ho Chi Minh Road. Again the views and the jungle were spectacular, the sun was out and it was hot. … Continue reading
May 11th. 71 miles and the Hai van pass climb. Left Hoi An at last after almost three weeks there. Very hard to leave as I had a great apartment. Georgia had stayed and we had made some good friends. … Continue reading
14th April 45 miles. The ride today was great. My route took me through lots of local villages, paddy fields a few small climbs along beautiful coast road and into Xuan Phuong. Hostel was 150000 VND. (About £4:50.). That always … Continue reading
5-8 April. 0 miles ????Spent a few days in NHA Trang. A big city right on beach surrounded both sides by mountains covered in lush green Forrest. Spent a little time on beach. Lots of time in coffee shop. Got … Continue reading
April 1st. 33 miles. Tough to leave Mui Ne, enjoyed it and had a mini holiday. First time I had swam in sea and first time I got the man kini out too. Couple of first’s right there. … Continue reading
25 March. HCMC (Ho Chi Minh City) to Johns Hotel. John is a Vietnamese guy who had lived in the US for a while. Interesting guy. Kept telling me not to trust anyone. Always ask price before you agree to buy … Continue reading
Posted from Scotland, United Kingdom. 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. … Continue reading