Luang Probang exploration
7 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Wake to heavy rains which clear pretty quickly. Head to Royal Palace which is now a museum. Unable to take pictures of the lavish digs. Afterwards long walk to get eSIM cards as our reliable worldwideЧитать далее
Two sides to Laos
8 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Take a short walk to the UXO museum (unexploded ordnances). Between 1964-1973 the US dropped a plane load of munitions, on average, every 8 minutes, 24 hours each day. And we denied doing it. 30% didЧитать далее
Fun van ride over the mountain
9 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Early morning departure to board a minivan for Vien Vang. Horrible road conditions confirm that we made the right decision not to ride. And then in slopes up and the road becomes almost nonexistent- aЧитать далее
A long hot ride
10 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Get an early start though it’s tempting to stay! Lots of rolling hills amongst green hills that eventually get bigger. A few tough climbs in the heat. Plod along, especially over the rough sections.Читать далее
A waterfall visit
11 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C
Long day planned but we plan to break it up with a visit to a waterfall. Cycling is easier today as road is flatter with longer stretches of good road. Veer off the main road and head into the hillsЧитать далее
Back to the Mekong
12 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Up and out early as need to find coffee and breakfast. Gather our supplies for the day and head out on horrible road with many trucks and buses. After about 5km, the road becomes smooth asphalt with aЧитать далее
One last long day in the heat
13 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Road stays nice and smooth as we wind our way along the Mekong before turning inland. Back to 90+ degrees with a feels like temp of 107. The promise of a smoothly keeps us going forward. Make it toЧитать далее
Up to the Rockpoint
14 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Later start as we only have 20 miles to ride - almost entirely up hill. The road is pretty rough in sections but we make it over the first hill. Clouds build and get pelted with a bit of rain but keepЧитать далее
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Oh now that looks nice. Amazing/unbelievable pictures. So unbelievably boring when you get back here.
A day for adrenaline junkies
15 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
On our “rest day”, we embark on a full day adventure. For 7 hours we flew on zip lines, climbed up and down sheer rock walls, walked across sketchy bridges and basically did whatever possible toЧитать далее
Spring river resort
16 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Day begins quite cool (relatively) but quickly warms up. Not moving too fast as tired from the previous day’s adventures. Steep downhill to start which quickly levels out into a lovely road throughЧитать далее
ПутешественникYou should have taken pics on the kayaks of Doug in the water.
Kong Lor Cave
17 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
As the bungalow is very dark, I manage to sleep in. Late. Finally get up and go have breakfast before it’s too late. Short ride to Kong Lor Cave, a 5km long cave with a river through it. Take aЧитать далее
Tham Nam Non Cave
18 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After another nice breakfast, left the resort - retracing our route to the north. Stopped at Tham Nam Non cave, which to our surprise was full of water. Using inner tubes we floated up into the cave.Читать далее
UP towards the border
19 октября 2025 г., Лаос ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After a lovely pancake breakfast, head out onto the main road. Climb stats immediately, and the sun bakes us as we struggle upwards. The road is in all sorts of disrepair which as to the fun. GreatЧитать далее
Hello Vietnam
20 октября 2025 г., Вьетнам ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Cloudy morning as we prepare to climb the last bit before crossing the border into Vietnam. Load up with caffeine and sugar and head out. The road seems quieter but still a bit rough. Rain beginsЧитать 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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Agree!
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