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Forum: Ride reports 11-09-2012, 09:08 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Thanks

Thanks Lambo, appreciate it.

And VietHorse, amazing that you remember those corners too! Thanks for putting a name to that road, my map didnt have such details :D
Forum: Ride reports 11-09-2012, 09:04 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 11,626
Posted By roly1
Great stuff

Thanks for sharing this!
Forum: Ride reports 11-08-2012, 10:26 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Final words

Thanks for those who have read and commented on what I hope is the first of many reports I can write on motorbike adventures. I'll have to go back to Vietnam one day, but until then there's many...
Forum: Ride reports 11-08-2012, 10:18 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Day 20

<strong>Day 20 - Gia Nghia to Saigon - Like a bat out of hell</strong>

I had tempted fate enough and decided to head back to Saigon. Considering the 4 day tour of the Northwest, which I didn't...
Forum: Ride reports 11-08-2012, 09:45 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Day 19

Day 19 - Bao Loc to Gia Nghia via Dambri - Dammit

I headed out early to find the famous Dambri falls, riding through humble dwellings in coffee fields on quiet roads. Turns out that the popularity...
Forum: Ride reports 11-01-2012, 07:33 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Day 18

Day 18 - Mui Ne to Bao Loc - There and back again

I was supposed to stay in Mui Ne until a day before my rental term with the bike was up, but I became very bored with the lethargy of the place...
Forum: Ride reports 11-01-2012, 07:05 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Never

Never
Forum: Ride reports 10-31-2012, 07:56 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Day 16

Day 16 - 17 - No riding - some touristy things

Most of the tourist sites around Mui Ne are not worth the time and effort. But I saw a few memorable things -

Lake near a popular local hang out -...
Forum: Ride reports 10-31-2012, 07:17 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Sorry

Not possible, sorry. And that would ruin half your fun anyway :)
Thanks for the kind words though!
Forum: Ride reports 10-30-2012, 12:16 PM
Replies: 99
Views: 14,442
Posted By roly1
Great stuff

Bringing back fond memories, thanks
Forum: Ride reports 10-29-2012, 09:39 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Thumb Well

Wow, thanks, well the people were genuinely lovely, and I hope you get to see those connections soon!
Forum: Ride reports 10-28-2012, 05:23 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Day 15

Day 15 - Dalat to Phan Thiet - King of the Mountain

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8133072581/" title="Cool mid morning paradise, Vietnam by thershaw, on Flickr"><img...
Forum: Ride reports 10-28-2012, 05:01 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Laugh Day 14

Day 14 - Buon Ma Thuot to Dalat - Run to the hills

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8132986275/" title="Near BMT, Vietnam by thershaw, on Flickr"><img...
Forum: Ride reports 10-07-2012, 01:57 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Laugh Day 13

Day 13 - Kon Tum to Buon Ma Thuot - Burn my throat

On my lonesome again I forced myself back into early starts. After an hour, just south of Pleiko, I stopped for another coffee good enough to...
Forum: Ride reports 10-07-2012, 01:32 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Day 12

Day 12 - Kham Duc to Kon Tum - Bye bye Toto

Someone was blasting 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica from their hotel room as we left, somehow out of place reverberating down the shabby muddy streets of...
Forum: Ride reports 10-07-2012, 01:01 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Laugh Day 11

Day 11 - Hoi An to Kham Duc - Venison's dear isn't it

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8064044371/" title="Mr Binh, Motorbike Guide Extraodinaire by thershaw, on Flickr"><img...
Forum: Ride reports 10-06-2012, 08:25 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Cool2 Day 10`

Day 10 - Hoi An to MySon and back - Cultural diversion

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8058338334/" title="Road to MySon, Vietnam 1 by thershaw, on Flickr"><img...
Forum: Ride reports 10-05-2012, 07:47 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Wink Day 9

Day 9 - Hue to Hoi An - Riding the cliffs

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8058269255/" title="Outside Hue, Vietnam by thershaw, on Flickr"><img...
Forum: Ride reports 10-05-2012, 07:06 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
cool

Feel free to ask me any questions, I'll do my best to help out.
Forum: Ride reports 09-29-2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Laugh Agreed, hoping it is the same in Ecuador when I...

Agreed, hoping it is the same in Ecuador when I go there next year.

I really enjoyed reading about your Vietnam trip Gavo, all the photos of food is making me hungry! How did you take the on-board...
Forum: Ride reports 09-29-2012, 01:31 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking Day 6

Day 6 – Dong Hoi to Hue (the hard way)

I will never forget this day, looking back I feel it was a defining day in my life. Part of the reason I did this trip is because I nearly died in a Chinese...
Forum: Ride reports 09-27-2012, 12:20 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking bike rental

I believe it was around $25 or $30 a day, + $2 for a helmet from Voyage Vietnam.
http://www.voyagevietnam.net/eng/7.php
I was supposed to get Honda Baja, but got a Yamaha Raid instead, think...
Forum: Ride reports 09-26-2012, 08:23 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
what the fudge

more coming soon :)
Forum: Ride reports 09-26-2012, 08:19 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Day 5

Houng Khe to Dong Hoi – Sehr Gut

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8026768168/" title="vietnam misty mountains by thershaw, on Flickr"><img...
Forum: Ride reports 09-26-2012, 08:03 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Laugh day 4

Cua Lo to Houng Khe – Westwards into the Jungle

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8026734329/" title="Road to Houng Khe by thershaw, on Flickr"><img...
Forum: Ride reports 09-24-2012, 04:56 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 6,766
Posted By roly1
Talking A lot of Vietnam

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/87691462@N07/8026641859/" title="vietnamfav by thershaw, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8034/8026641859_3bb536e901_b.jpg" width="1024"...
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