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Rice Pedals is a travel blog featuring independent cycle touring routes, tips travel stories and pictures. Cycle touring Vietnam In 2022 I cycled solo and unsupported on a north to…
How to take a bicycle on the train between Saigon and Phan Thiet
Avoiding Saigon’s notorious traffic, I take advantage of one of Vietnam’s only train services to allow you to travel together with your bicycle. One train a day (each way) makes…
Phan Thiet: worth a stay?
Phan Thiet has super friendly locals and clean, quiet streets perfect for wandering and people watching. This medium sized town is usually skipped by tourists but could be a logical…
Cycling the south coast: part 3 (desert vibes)
Desert vibes abound as the route passes empty beaches and majestic sand dunes – a swathe of genuine desert little known outside Vietnam. Very few road trippers choose to travel…
Cycling Vietnam’s south coast: part two
The southern coast route continues with more dramatic coastal vistas along the Mui Dinh Cape. Mui Dinh Cape is yet another scenic promontory featuring a recently-built tourist road tailor made…
Cycling Vietnam’s south coast: part one
Just south of Nha Trang, a series of scenic, empty coast roads provide an epic backdrop for cycle touring. The landscape in this region are dominated by dramatic cliffs and…
Towards Da Lat: magical back roads and a bit of disaster
I whizz down the busy coastal highway before travelling through serene valleys and jumping on a bus to take me up the windy mountain highway to the tourist hotspot of…
Cycling Vung Ro Bay
The scenic coastal road is one of the true highlights of my entire Vietnam cycle tour, including a stunning excellent walking track to Bai Mon beach and a lighthouse. This…
Tuy Hoa and a quiet green coast
From the Ganh Da Dia cape, back roads continues along a sleepy, winding route through lush green hills and coastal villages. This ride will mark the end of my journey…
Going ganh busters: cycling Phu Yen continued
Heading to the basalt reef of Ganh Da Dia I brave the blaring horns of Highway One for a brief coastal stretch before plunging back into the haven of Phu…