Day 1 I now understand why I couldn't find the road on the map, it's because it's not really a road, more of a bridle path. What an adventure! It took us most of the day to get to Lake Lak and Mr. Duc ensured we saw the best of the Vietnamese countryside. We got off to a bit of a ropey start, firstly with Duc arriving late, then he told me I wouldn't need to take anything so took my bag off my bike and chucked it back in the hostel- I was left with a camera, t...

Well I didn't think it was possible for the roads to get any better but route 723 from Da Lat to Nha Trang was incredible. It zig-zagged through the mountains and forests, helping to create another great day of riding. The bike performed brilliantly, possibly because most of it was downhill but still, it's the best bike I've ever driven. It was a four hour journey that I didn't want to end. Once I arrived in Nha Trang, I was hit, once again, by the stifling Viet...

The roads slowly rose from the coast, right up into the mountains which helped to make an amazing days' ride. The weather was good and the scenery was even better. With a mountain backdrop, I felt somewhere between Steve McQueen and Ewan McGregor although in reality, I'm not sure I was looking that cool. I was going to say a bit of Valentino Rossi as well but despite how hard I tried, I couldn't get my knee that close to the floor, (only joking mum). The Vietnam...

Negotiating the traffic on the way out of HCMC was an experience to say the least. Somehow I didn't get lost and I was soon making decent progress along the motorway. Having planned my route during the days prior, it came as a bit of a shock when the main road I had chosen, out of the city, didn't allow motorbikes to travel on it. After a quick chat with a police officer, who couldn't speak English, I got the impression he was telling me just to carry on then pic...

We arrived here on Saturday after a surprisingly easy border crossing, that took less than an hour and by lunch time we were in Ho Chi Minh City. At first it seemed like everyone else had planned their visa's to start on the 1st- there were backpackers everywhere and the first few hostels we tried were fully booked. We eventually found one in the backpacker-area, that again, has everything we need and nothing more. But I suppose beggars can't be choosers and may...