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Northwest Vietnam Venture
I've been living in Vietnam for about 8 months now and finally found a long weekend (Thursday-Sunday) to try and cover some ground in the northwest. I live in the province of Thanh Hoa, so the NW isn't exactly close but was super inspired by Vietnam Coracle's "The Extreme North-West" route map that I decided to go for it.
I left Thanh Hoa at about 5:00 a.m. on Thursday morning and travelled through three provinces before arriving in a Hmong Village/region called Pung Luong at about 4:00 that afternoon. The views were stunning and I was beat. The next day I went northwest along QL12 and got to about 50km or so from the Chinese border. From there I followed QL12 back down south near the Laos border and followed what I believe to be the Da River all the way to Dien Bien Phu. It was hot, smoky and tiring but well worth it. The following morning I left around 5:30 again and rocketed back East, following QL279 out of DBP, through Son La and back into Hoa Binh Province were I arrived at the lovely valley of Mai Chau around 2:30. I stayed that afternoon/night and got back to Thanh Hoa around lunch time Sunday morning. Check out my imgur album for photos, it was a blast and I wish I had more time to explore. Alas, I have to go back to work but will try to afford at least a week next time i visit that part of the country. https://imgur.com/gallery/pgl58sX |
Cheers for that. Short and sweet report, great photos.
Do post more - I love Vietnam, very tempted to do an end to end trip there at some point. |
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https://www.vietnamcoracle.com/browse/motorbike-guides/ |
Nice!
I was in Vietnam in November 2022 and did the North East and Extreme North for 3 weeks. I ran out of time at Ha Giang city. So rode back from Ha Giang to Hanoi. But I am coming back in end May to complete the North West proper for about another 3 weeks of riding. |
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