Kuala Lumpur
June 19, 2017 in Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We enjoyed a two night stop over in Kuala Lumpur. We stayed at Bukit Bintang, the modern side of KL. We ate at the food street, played in KLCC Park and went to the movies twice: Despicable M3 and TheRead more
Ho Chi Minh City
June 21, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
HCMC is as hectic as we'd been told. The city was noisy and busy. Scooters and cars cloggef the streets. Tourists raced around to the sites during the day and drank themselves stupid on pub street atRead more
Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot
June 23, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We caught the bus from HCMC to Buon Ma Thuot. The city took a long time to let us go. For over two hours we crawled through the clogged streets of HCMC. It was such a relief when we finally left theRead more
Thác Dray Nur
June 24, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We rented motorbikes for two days and rode from Buon Ma Thuot to Dray Nur Waterfall. The heavens opened as we arrived at the waterfall so we took shelter in the restaurant for half an hour beforeRead more
Buon Ma Thuot
June 24, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We spent three awesome nights in Buon Ma Thuot. We stayed at Lys Hotel about 3.5km north of town. The town had a cinema where we watched the terrible Transformers movie but it was still awesome toRead more
Hõ Ea Kao
June 25, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Lake Ea Kao is only 12km from Buon Ma Thuot. We started by riding along the dam wall. The refections across the lake were amazing. Rice fields and tumble down shacks dot the landscape here. On the farRead more
Buon Ma Thuot to Pleiku
June 26, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
We caught the bus from Buon Ma Thuot to Pleiku. We were the only foreigners on the bus for the four hour trip. Having top bunks on the sleeper bus meant we swayed quite a bit as we rounded theRead more
Biên Hõ
June 27, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We spent hours exploring Lake Biên. It is a crater lake that supports an agricultural community. Tea, coffee and rice are the main crops grown here. At it's northern end the lake is more a swampRead more
Pleiku / Gia Lai
June 28, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We spent three nights in Pleiku, which is known locally as Gia Lai. The town only has a population of about 250,000. There's so much delicious and cheap street food. We bought a kite to fly oneRead more
Chůr Đăng crater
June 29, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We rode motorbikes from Pleiku to Kon Tum via Chůr Đăng volcanic crater. We rode down local roads until nearly the end when two local men pointed us down a red dirt track to a path up the crater.Read more
Pleiku to Kon Tum
June 29, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We followed secondary roads from Pleiku to Kon Tum. It was 80km but took most of the day. The high pitched sound of cicadas filled the air. Other than that, the only sounds were our motorbikes and theRead more
Kon Kotu
June 30, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Our host at the homestay took us to Kon Kotu hill village. We rode along dirt roads through the mountains past rice fields. The height of the village hall determines the power of the village. This oneRead more
Kon Tum
June 30, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We spent two nights at the Viet Nam Phuot Homestay in Kon Tum. The family were incredible. They fed us delicious food straight from their garden. The daughter took us out to see the sights of Kon Tum,Read more
Kon Tum to Pleiku
July 1, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The ride down QL14 (aka AH17) was fast. After just one hour of riding through the mountains we returned to Pleiku from where we will catch a bus to Da Nang. For the most part, the ride was easy. But,Read more
Pleiku to Da Nang
July 2, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
The bus company collected us from our hotel at 7pm. The 16 seater mini bus is full and yet more people are being picked up. A sign of things to come. At the bis station there were about 10 buses withRead more
Arriving in Danang
July 2, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
It's 4.30am when we arrive in Da Nang. We're still asleep on the bus and no one wakes us (nor the other sleeping passengers). Bleery eyed we face the throng of taxi and moto drivers. We have no ideaRead more
Dragon Bridge fire show
July 2, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
We learn that the Dragon Bridge in Da Nang breaths fire at 9pm every weekend. It's Sunday and the only weekend night that we will be in the area so we ride the 45 minutes to Da Nang to see theRead more
Hoi An
July 3, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
After being out in the mountains, Hoi An is a shock to the system. When we arrive the ancient town is wall to wall tourists. A tiny cup of iced coffee costs as much as at home and the dual pricingRead more
Hoi An to Prao
July 4, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Leaving Hoi an we wriggle our way west through dusty townships. Quiet mountain roads beckon but first we must battle roadworks and road users who scored highly on the "drive without looking" exam.Read more
Prao to Hué
July 5, 2017 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Neither words not photos can do justice to the bends, views and road quality of the ride from Prao to Hué. For the first hour we follow a river that cuts a swath through the mountains. Wide at first,Read more

































































































