Điện Biên Phủ is famous for the important battle that was fought here between the Việt Minh and the French colonial troops. The victory of the Việt Minh ended major French involvement in Indochina and led to the partition of Vietnam into North and South. Vietnam Military History Museum The museum is housed in this…
Today we started to drive South again. Starting on the DT 128 over the mountains with lots of mountains to see. Quite easy once you on the QL 12 which is a bigger road. It was hazy but dry with blue sky over us. A nice day riding towards Điện Biên Phủ. Điện Biên Phủ…
Today was the second day on this trip on the Northern Loop with blue sky. I was hoping for the days with only blue sky for a few years – finally, I got at last one day of blue in the mountains. In the evening I was even happier since I do not want to…
It rained the whole night and it rained the whole morning. I guess it is because the Greek comes from a county where it does not rain that much. He is not used to driving in the Vietnamese mountains where the roads are bad – even worse when wet. And he has no exexperience with…
Had a good night at the Cao Nguyen Guesthouse in Yen Minh. Took some time till Mitsos was happy with his breakfast but after that we continued our drive towards the West of Vietnam. But today we only drove South. Tân Quang Today’s drive: We drove 148 kilometers in 4 hours, 50 minutes with gas…
After Mitsos had breakfast we left Bảo Lạc on the QL 34 and drove further North into the mountains. It was another one of those gray Vietnames days before summer. The Đồng Văn Karst Plateau Geopark Located over 1,000 meters above sea level the Đồng Văn Karst Plateau with narrow valleys and high rocky mountain…
After a few days at the lake, it was time to ride further North. Mitsos had not a lot of time so we continued our loop of North Vietnam The Ho Chi Minh Monument
Well deserved break from the road. A few lazy days at Ba Bể Lake. A bit of walking. Meeting new people and a boat trip on the lake. A few Days at Ba Bể Lake Dau Dang Waterfalls Fairy Lake or Ao Tiên Mud Ferry Pond if you ask me – but who knows? Đền…
This Bangkok Bus Lines review is from my trip with a Bangkok Bus Lines VIP bus from Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Station to Bangkok Northern Bus Station. One of the best night bus trips ever! Bangkok Bus Lines Review from Chiang Mai to Bangkok Mo Chit 2 or Bangkok Northeastern Bus Terminal I booked this…
Then next day of our tour in Northern Vietnam. It was gray but dry which is better than gray and wet. But does not make for nice pictures. We had coffee in the room and Mitsos had some breakfast. And on the bikes we where. The locals call this Dragon Back Panorama. It is part…
From Ninh Binh to Binh Long I started this winter trip quite late to push the return flight back into May. This way I am able to do the North Vietnam Loop in April. This would give me better chances to see more blue sky. But that did not happen cause Mitzos decided he comes…
On this trip I wanted some blue sky in the North. So I pushed it as far back in the year as I could. But Dimitry had other plans. He wanted to go to the water festival in Thailand. I told him not to come before April but he does not care of course. So…