Mekong Delta cycle route: Sa Dec to An Binh Island
Welcome to the final day of my Mekong Delta do-it-yourself cycle tour! This is a shorter and easier days’ ride, and probably by right about now you’re keen to be…
Flower town: my guide to Sa Dec
Sa Dec is famous for two things. First as the flower-growing mecca of the Mekong Delta, and secondly as the setting for a famous novel by French author Marguerite Duras.…
Mekong Delta cycle route: Gieng Island to Sa Dec
This is the fourth day of my Mekong Delta self-guided cycling tour, and another wonderful ride. Traversing more shady green canal paths, it also takes you across the mighty Mekong…
Gieng Island: a genuine homestay experience
Guide to Gieng Island, Ap An Phu Sleepy and attractive Gieng Island is a wonderful destination in its own right, or a worthy part of a longer cycling tour. This…
Mekong Delta cycle route: Chau Doc to Gieng Island
Classic canal paths and colourful cottages This day two leg of my DIY touring route through the Mekong Delta veers inwards from the Cambodian border but remains in a region…
Gateway to canal country: my guide to Chau Doc
Chau Doc is a rough-edged regional city right on the border with Cambodia. Like the southernmost border town of Ha Tien, the town is mainly a transit point and largely…
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…