Mekong Delta cycle route: Ba Chuc to Chau Doc
This leg of my self-guided Mekong Delta trip explores pastoral lands inland from the Cambodian border, via the magnificent Tra Su cajataput forest. This is a little-known pocket of the…
A little town in the hills: my Guide to Ba Chuc
Tucked cosily between two hills, this sweet little town has endearing country lanes, gorgeous temples and a tragic yet fascinating historical site. Ignore the first impressions created by the rather…
Mekong Delta cycle route: Ha Tien to Ba Chuc
Mangroves, fruit trees and shady canals and quaint wooden bridges – these are the things which spring to my mind when asked about the quintessential Mekong Delta. But there’s another…
How to get to Pirate Island
How could you not want to go to a place called Pirate Island? The name conjures up romantic or at least entertaining images of buried treasure and rascally, hard-living seafaring…
Street food paradise in the Mekong Delta
Ha Tien is a street food heaven If you know where to look, Ha Tien’s walkable streets is like one big street food buffet. It’s the perfect place to familiarise…
The temples of Ha Tien – another bike route
As you might have guessed from the last few posts, I’m a bit of a fan of Ha Tien. It’s a small and under-appreciated town right up on the border…
Caves, countryside and a touch of Cambodia
The landscape around the town of Ha Tien is studded with a surprising number of emerald green hills and limestone formations, and it’s not surprising that many contain caves. Two…
Ha Tien’s Lighthouse Loop: a cruisy coastal ride
This 15 kilometre loop includes a steep but worthwhile hill climb to the Nui Nai lighthouse. It’s virtually unknown, but a clear day, the views are fabulous. I used Ha…
Top Ten Things to Do in Ha Tien
At the end of 2018 I picked Ha Tien as a place to hang out for a couple of weeks before packing all my stuff into panniers and taking my…
Ha Tien: the Mekong Delta’s best kept secret?
Back in 2014, I ended up in Ha Tien by complete accident, having missed a ferry from Phu Quoc to Rach Gia, 90 kilometres away. What a stroke of luck.…