Day 13 in Vietnam – Dalat to Bao Loc
I had hoped that the ride from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh would be a relatively easy ride as there would be an altitude loss of about 1400m. The first day was pretty marginal. First a decent down about 500m (vertical) on a road with a bad surface so I was forced to pretty much [...]
Day 12 in Vietnam – Nha Trang to Phan Rang to Dalat
I got out extra early today, around 6h20 but then proceeded to waste the first half hour looking for a bakery in Nha Trang. Finally finding it I set off for Phan Rang. With a nice tail wind for most of the day I got there at about 13h only to find that no large [...]
Day 11 in Vietnam – Tuy Hoa to Nha Trang
I knew today would be a long day before I started so I made sure to get out extra early and was on the road a little after 6 in the morning. The cycling was really good for most of the day until I got really close to Nha Tranh and the traffic started to [...]
Day 10 – Quy Nhon to Toy Hoa
The cycling was again fantastic all day, but getting hot later in the day. I left Quy Nhon at 730 and it really started to get hot at about 10. I decided to stop about every hour (20km) and find a quiet little place to have a tea (or two). Usually the places are family [...]
Day 9 – Hoai Hhon to Quy Nhon
The riding, especially in the morning, was fantastic due to great scenery and low traffic. It was extermely overcast in the morning and threated to rain (according to the weather forcast the night before) but I was lucky and it didn’t rain all day. According to some other tourist in Quy Nhon who came from [...]
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