Thursday 28th February and Friday 1st March….Hi Chi Minh to Hoi An…… We flew ‘business class’ for a bit of a treat, but the truth is that it worked out only £10 more to have an extra luggage allowance for the bikes. Business class lounges have rarely been occupied by Read more…
Monday 25th February….Tan An to Saigon….. This was a much discussed ride. Our ultimate ride of the trip needed careful planning due to the high density of traffic in Saigon….or Ho Chi Minh city (to give it it’s more modern name). After much deliberation we opted for a quieter route Read more…
Thursday 21st February……eventful…… Well today we woke up early and started cycling to see the floating markets that Can Tho is famous for. Unfortunately one of the trio became unwell (no alcohol involved!!!!) and we had to abort the trip. No drama, there will be others…they are all over the Read more…
Friday 15th and Saturday 16th February…..Phnom Penh… Well, what a great city this is. We have all loved every minute of our stay here…… Yesterday we visited S21, the prison used by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979 for torturing thousands of prisoners during Pol Pots regime. Today we visited the Read more…
Thursday 14th February…..what a day! Well, what an amazing day….again! Last night we were invited to be front row guests at a wedding….. We were greeted by everyone as though we were family and sat down for an hour or so to watch the proceedings. Simply beautiful. We were invited Read more…
Saturday 9th February…..what a day……. Well, the ride today was anything but memorable. A longish day, around 80 kms in hot conditions on a road that was in the process of being improved apparently! It was bumpy and dusty, not to mention very busy. There was not a lot to Read more…
Sunday 3rd February…A great day…… Well, it was another early start today. We cycled 35 miles to Preah Veeha (?) In northern Cambodia. The scenery is improving and even a few mountAins around. Thankfully we won’t be going up them. We are still two days cycling away from our next Read more…
Saturday 2nd February……hot!!!!!!!! Today we left Stung Treng after breakfast at 7.40. We figured it would be better to leave early as a hot day was forecast. 37 degrees. Well, we made good progress until around 10.30 when the heat started to take effect. Despite drinking water like a fish, Read more…
Tuesday 29th January A lazy day today. We have left one island and come to Don Det, a small island in the middle of the Mekong river, close to the Cambodian border. We have booked into a nice place with a pool….our first one in over a month…..We feel like Read more…
Monday 28th January….Cycle to ‘Four thousand islands’….. Yesterday we cycled from Pakse to Champasak in our first experience of cycling in very hot conditions. When we arrived, we checked into a hotel and immediately got a tuk tuk to Wat Phu, another UNESCO world heritage site (four on this trip). Read more…
