Duck stops and detours
It was time to depart Phong Nha for the city of Dong Hoi and I decided to take a slightly longer but (hopefully) more scenic and lightly trafficked back route.…
The famous Phong Nha loop
A few days in the eco-tourism town of Phong Nha offered a much needed chance to relax after a couple of weeks on the road, more importantly to cycle a…
Finding Phong Nha the hard way
I make my way over a steep mountain pass through one of the most beautiful national parks in Vietnam; meanwhile a cancelled ferry makes for a long, wet and winding…
Film makers tell a fascinating story
A second day cycling along the Ho Chi Minh Road brings fabulous scenery, banh mi madness and a chance encounter with a film crew. The day started with what can…