6 June 2016 We started the day with a quick pack up at the guest house that has been our home for the past two nights, then nipped across the road for a delicious breakfast; pho bo (beef pho). We were joined at breakfast by another couple who had stayed at the guest house, Stephen […]
As we ride from Phong Nha towards Hue we see a sign for a town called Khe Sanh on route. Not thinking too much about it, the sign prompts Eddie to hum the Cold Chisel rock anthem Khe Sanh to himself as he rides along. As we approach the town, it isn’t until we pass a sign for a military […]
4 June 2016 After five great days in Phong Nha, it’s time to hit the road and head south. We’ve opted to take the in land route to take us close to the Laos border for the day. A quick breakfast at our hotel, then on to the familiar road out of Phong Nha town and […]
Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park is situated in north central Vietnam and has been listed as a Unesco world heritage site since 2003. It contains part of the oldest karst mountains in Asia which formed over 400 million years ago, the karst area stretches over to Laos and is one of the largest karst areas in […]
30 May 2016 A bit of a lie in as we know it’s a very short hop in to Phong Nha for the day (c. 50km). Also, feeling slightly tender after a few too many Kuda beers the night before! As we load up and head on out of the Nha Nghi and up to […]
29 May 2016 Opportunity taken for a bit of a lie in, with a check out time of 12 noon (a treat from our usual of 8.00 a.m. at Nha Nghi’s). We make it out and on to the road by 10:30 a.m. The first couple of kms are very dusty and potholed roads. Then […]
28 May 2016 We both wake early after a fairly broken sleep, and keen to get out of Sam Son and back to rural Vietnam. A very quick pack up, and we head downstairs just after 8.00 a.m. to find just one bike in the lobby. Thankfully the second was just outside, but begged the […]
27 May 2016 We’re up early and ready to ride in to town to get Traceys bike sorted. This means a slight change in direction, and a small detour north in to Thanh Hoá. A quick blast up the road and we’re there. Turns out Thanh Hoá is really quite a big town and very […]
26 May 2016 An early Nha Nghi start to the day (out before 8.00 a.m.) and nipped up the street past the buzzing markets to a bakery we’d spotted the night before. The wood fired oven was in full fire and fresh bread rolls were pulled straight out and put in a bag for us. […]
25 May 2016 We started off from the hotel nice and early, planning to get a bite of breakfast somewhere on the road before heading up towards the Cuc Phuong national park. The weather however made our decision on where to stop for us. A sudden torrential shower started right as we were passing a […]
