Parts 1 to 3 Dong Van As I'd been riding steep hills for 4 days, I decided to chill for a day in Dong Van, before embarking on my return...

Dong Van As I'd been riding steep hills for 4 days, I decided to chill for a day in Dong Van, before embarking on my return legs, to...

Back to Yen Minh Today I took a different road back to Yen Minh, a town I visited almost a week ago, on the road from Ha Giang. The road...

Pho Rang I've been back in completely untouristed small town Vietnam over the last couple of days, quite a change from the loop, with its...

Parts 1 to 4 I'm dead again. Today's ride was a killer, and I realise I'm not completely recovered from the bug I've had for a few days....

I'm dead again. Today's ride was a killer, and I realise I'm not completely recovered from the bug I've had for a few days. It would've...

Pho Bang Ok, I admit it, I'm drunk. Well, I'm between very tipsy and pissed, leaning to the right of that phrase. I feel bloody good,...

Yen Minh Well, yesterday was a tough ride, tougher than the first day of the loop, but, despite my body not being totally 100%, somehow...

Dong Van And now, suddenly, I'm in Dong Van, a larger town, sitting down in a restaurant with English on the menu. I just ordered a mango...

Parts 1 to 4 I can't believe how happy I feel! I've got a brand new 60 day Chinese visa in my hot big hands, with an entry date validity...

I can't believe how happy I feel! I've got a brand new 60 day Chinese visa in my hot big hands, with an entry date validity of 3 months....

Thang Long One day I explored the Thang Long citadel, which is where the new Viet capital was established in the 11th Century, after...

Long Biên and the French Quarter All through the American War, a very symbolically and strategically significant target for US bomber...

To Tuyển Quặng And so, after visiting the place with all the kids again, as I'd promised I would the night before, and where I washed...

Parts 1 to 4 This is one hell of a fascinating city. I absolutely love it here. Look, I know that I generally say those exact words...

This is one hell of a fascinating city. I absolutely love it here. Look, I know that I generally say those exact words within the first...

Vis-à-vis A Visa So the time had come for me to bite the bullet, swallow a particularly bitter pill, get my long finger out of my skinny...

The Temple Of Literature This amazing ancient temple is dedicated to Confucius, and to the teachers, students and very profound Confucian...

Hoàn Kiếm Lake Hanoi is blessed with a whole stack of beautiful lakes, parks and gardens. Lying at roughly sea level, the whole city area...

Parts 1 to 5 Whilst what is regarded as beauty is indeed subjective, the natural world sometimes gifts us places or events that leave...