From Hanoi to Kathmandu in 100 Days
After the disappointment of Chi Phat, we had a short day to Trapeang Rung – supposedly another CBET…. We were given some tips from the gentleman with the bikes in Chi Phat. We started our day with a 2
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Wake up music at 4:15am that was very loud – somewhere in the village on a huge loudspeaker for EVERYONE to hear!!! And its not like it was just for a few minutes, it went on for 3-4 hours. What
Read moreTo Chi Phat Since we re-planned and had a shorter day today, we left a bit later (when it seemed quite a bit hotter as well). Our road was still a highway, but we were not longer on the main
Read moreCambodia Day 2 Cycle to Ream National park past Sihanoukville airport. Major road between Sihanoukville/coast and Phnom Penh – LOTS of traffic, and the shoulder was dirt/potholed, so we were forced to cycle on the road getting pushed off every
Read moreCambodia day 3 Leaving Monkey Maya was tough, but we struggled back along the 15km road (construction and all) and headed back the way we came for about 40km along the main road. At our first break (Cola and iced
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Cambodia day 1 – to Kampot Crossing the border was uneventful – even if it did take the better part of an hour – exit visa check and stamp in Vietnam, entrance to Cambodia, quarantine check – with lots
Read moreYes, I know – I jumped a day there – somehow, my days here got mixed up…. We checked out this morning spontaneously the possibility of taking a boat up Mekong to Phnom Penh, and continuing on from there. It
Read moreLeft Sa Dec on a very secluded street – but variable quality – almost certainly not a street that sees many tourists. Cycled to Ferry, then instead of taking second ferry, we continued on smaller roads as much as
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After a night of jungle sounds the whole night (which were surprisingly relaxing to listen to – I didn’t need my earplugs….),. We wanted to get on the north side of the Mekong again, without having to backtrack and
Read moreHot Hot Hot – 37 deg in the shade – 41 in the sun at 1pm And flat flat flat Cycling out of HCMC was as always a challenge, exciting, scary, wild, chaotic. We were on a major divided highway,
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