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VietnamAfter a 4am start and some lovely rush hour traffic into Ho Chi Minh (not recommended!) we finally made it to our hotel where we proceeded to have an hour and a half long massage for 5 pounds. After cycling 130 km yesterday we felt we deserved it. We haven't clocked the exact mileage but we think it's just over 2000km we have done in Vietnam. Together with Europe that means we have cycled overRead more
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Basically on the middle of nowhere, which means westerners don't really stop here. Hence everyone is very keen to have selfies with the weird western people!!
Almost everyone has their crop of coffee beans drying in front of their houses which is quite cool. And smells pretty good as we cycle past too!
160 km to go to Ho Chi Minh.
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As the coffee capital of Vietnam, of course Rosie's first choice of beverage was an Oreo frappacino as soon as we arrived!!! We had a days break here to relax after doing 500km in a week.
We managed to get a local bus to Dray Sap waterfall not too far away, which despite it being dry season was a beautiful change of scenery to the dust and trucks of the high road.
320 km to go to Ho Chi Minh.
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A long 90km ride today in undulating terrain. Another 2 days of that and we will be in the coffee capital of Vietnam which we are very excited about. We've also discovered that the freshly squeezed sugar cane drink they sell at the side of the road wherever you look tastes surprisingly good and if the ice doesn't kill you, it works brilliantly as an energy drink too!
However yesterday we had aRead more
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Some great scenery today as we walked the bike up most of the hills. It was far too hot to cycle even by 8 am. The bike app said we did 2500 meters of vertical today (I think that sounds too much) but anyway sounds impressive!! We're going through about 6 litres of water every 4 hours.
We stopped for lunch by a huge waterfall which we should have gone for a swim in but we were more interested inRead more
VietnamAfter a great week of taking in some sights along the coast it was time to get back on the quieter highway. Was probably our toughest day at over 100 km and then a 400 meter climb at the end of it.
VietnamA hotel with a pool for nine pounds a night was a real treat! We had the best food here we have had in Vietnam I think. Quite touristy. But it means you get food without any bones in it!!
VietnamAn early start meant we tackled the pass while it was still relatively cool. An hour an a half of uphill and we were at the top. I think the pictures speak for themselves.
VietnamJust got to the north side of the Hai Van pass which is meant to be a spectacular road to drive, it goes up to about 500 meters on the coast so hopefully the weather will be good tomorrow. After 70km this morning we thought we'd stop and stay the night here before we tackle this, then it's on to Hoi An.
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