December 2, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After 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. AfterRead more
November 30, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
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 coffeeRead more
November 27, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
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 managedRead more
November 25, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
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 squeezedRead more
November 24, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
miniature version of the bridge out of 'Indiana Jones', hope there weren't any crocodiles :)
November 23, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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) butRead more
November 22, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After 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.
November 21, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
A 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!!
November 20, 2016 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
An 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.
