Adventures amongst the Karst
11 декабря 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
After a morning of bike repairs and organizing, venture off on a walk amongst the Karst hills. Air continues to be bad, minimizing views. Head off on bikes to Hang Mua. Drizzle begins as we climb upЧитать далее
Ninh Binh
10 декабря 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Catch a ride to where our bikes have been safely stored and load them up. After a quick breakfast, tackle the Hanoi traffic. Maneuver through a few sketchy intersections and find ourselves on quietЧитать далее
Art and healing
9 декабря 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Enjoy a nice breakfast before wandering to National Museum of Fine Arts. Nice collection, showcasing the unique style of Vietnamese art. Interesting how central the war is in late 20th century art.Читать далее
Hello Hanoi
8 декабря 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Up early to return to the airport. Very chilly morning (32F). Navigate Seoul’s large and busy airport and board our last plane. 4+ hours later we arrive in Hanoi. Return to the hotel we had stayedЧитать далее
The lost day
7 декабря 2025 г., Южная Корея
Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, Saturday became Sunday. Land in Seoul after being awake for 20 hours. Make our way through immigration and board metro to our nearby hotel. In bed before 9:00 pmЧитать далее
Goodbye Portland
7 декабря 2025 г., Bering Sea ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
After a 4 week break in Portland, we are heading back to Vietnam to resume our journey. A quick morning flight gets us to Seattle and then the 12+ hour flight back through Seoul.
Final day of exploration in Seoul
9 ноября 2025 г., Южная Корея ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Up early and head into chilly sunshine for some exercise. Jog up to the tower along trail. Stop a bit for some strength training as well. Pack up, and after stashing out stuff, grab some breakfast.Читать далее
Helene Rimberg
A K-pop band concert. They were all dressed like school girls
Namsan Tower and National museum
8 ноября 2025 г., Южная Корея ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Head off in another direction this morning. Up to the Namsan park and tower. As it’s Saturday it’s very busy with people enjoying the fall day. Nice 360 view. Walk through the park and then headЧитать далее
A 3 palace day
7 ноября 2025 г., Южная Корея ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Chilly morning so we take our time getting ready to go out. Greeted by a beautiful blue sky - first in awhile. Fuel up with coffee and hit the tourist trail. Catch a changing of the guard ceremony atЧитать далее
Goodbye Vietnam: Hello South Korea
6 ноября 2025 г., Южная Корея ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Pack up and bid adieu to our lovely hotel. Catch a ride to the airport and breeze through check-in and security (so much easier without bikes). Sit in the lounge for a few hours awaiting ourЧитать далее
A final day of wandering
5 ноября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A dry and sort of sunny day - finally. Walked the land bridge we had been looking at from our window. Continue through well protected HonChiMinh park. From there go to Temple of Literature, showcasingЧитать далее
First time for everything
4 ноября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Another cool and rainy morning. Indulge in room service as we need to spend our credit. Don jackets and head out to explore. Find our way to Hoa Lo Prison (aka Hanoi Hilton) where Vietnamese wereЧитать далее
And we go upscale
3 ноября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Spend the morning wandering around Ho Hoan Lake, the French Quarter and Old Town. Pack up and after fueling with a Banh My, walk to our new hotel - PanPacific. Great view from our 11th door window.Читать далее
Tucking our bikes in
2 ноября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Our plan to leave early to avoid traffic does not materialize. Repacking and cleaning the mud off our bikes takes awhile. Ride a hectic 10 miles to where we met Tu, who had agreed to house our bikesЧитать далее
Final push to Hanoi
1 ноября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Rainy morning and not eager to go out into it - thus a late start. Find our way quickly to quieter roads. Roll along, managing to catch views when the clouds lift a bit. Eventually return to theЧитать далее
A scary Halloween ride
31 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 23 °C
And another cloudy morning. As a monster hill awaits us, get an early start. Though it starts gradual, it quickly becomes devilishly steep. Frightfully loud trucks and cars get impossibly close to usЧитать далее
Mai Châu walkabout
30 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Cloudy and drizzly morning; thus opt for a walk. Head away from the rice fields and into the jungle. Just a few farm homes up in the hills. The trail ultimately disappears so we turnaround and walk aЧитать далее
Pu Luong walkabout: Day 2
28 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Another nice breakfast fuels our next walk farther down into the valley. Road steepens to 25% before we hit the valley floor. Village people go about their business of harvesting and making handcraftsЧитать далее
Pu Luong walkabout: Day 1
27 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After a nice breakfast, organized ourselves for a hike. First stop - Bat Cave. From there descend into the river valley. Walk along a lovely river and amongst the rice fields. As its harvest time,Читать далее
We found our happy home - literally
26 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
After an amazing cheese omelette, set off on a short but hilly ride into Pu Luong reserve. Again, we dealt with hills and muddy roads to avoid the traffic. After a stop for coffee (have yet to figureЧитать далее
Things are looking brighter
25 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A dry and warmer morning. Backtrack a bit to find an iPhone store. With a quick screen replacement it’s all better. Head out and opt for very small roads to avoid the traffic. Mostly decent surfaceЧитать далее
And another one
24 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Another cool and rainy morning. Longer day in store and unfortunately almost totally on the busy Ho Chi Minh road. The horns and treacherous drivers were relentless. Rain did stop and we did make sureЧитать далее
ПутешественникSome tips/reading that a friend shared: https://myvegantravels.com/destinations/asia/vi…
Helene RimbergCool. Yet I think in the small towns we have been in that would have been challenging.
ПутешественникI love that you are in Vietnam! But I am sorry to hear how stressful the journey is. I remember the horns and chaos of the roads in the city but not the countryside. I hope the weather and journey improve for you soon!
Some days ……
23 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
….. it just feels like too much. Today was one of those. Weather was cool and rainy, quite the switch for us. Donned jackets and headed out. Battled rain, wind and honking vehicles all day. So wet,Читать далее
Along the Ho Chi Minh trail
22 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Left our bungalow and quickly returned to smaller roads. Quite windy again making for slower riding. Lots of storm damage and overflowing rivers (a few typhoons passed through recently). MeanderЧитать далее
Amongst tea plantations
21 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Very late start due to bike repair needs. Set off on rural roads through green hills. Terraced tea plantations dominate. A few hills and some wind slow us down a bit. Make it to “eco- resort” nextЧитать далее
Hannah Boe
How was it??
Hannah Boe
They're so flat!