Celine, her cousin Romain and I recently took short trip to Vietnam. It was our first time back since leaving in March. We spent a few days in Hanoi before grabbing a few bikes and riding to one of favourite places in Vietnam - Mai Chau.
Riding up the mountain
Riding through a small town
Friendly and curious kidsWithout a doubt the highlight of our year and half in Vietnam was the 3 week motorbike trip we took from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang. We have great memories from that trip so we were very happy to be back on the open road again enjoying the Vietnamese countryside. The first few hours out of Hanoi is a bit painful - hot and dusty traffic jams, poor roads, zooming buses and impatient truck drivers. However, once past Luong Son (the small home town of our friend Nam) the roads are better quality and wider with much less traffic, the air fresh and the scenery amazing.
Buffalos on the road
Rice fields
On the road to Mai ChauMai Chau is about 130km south-west of Hanoi. The drive took us about 6 hours. The town itself is pretty unappealing however the White Thai minority group have a village on the outskirts of town where they all live in traditional houses. This is a great place to stay, relax and eat some delicious home cooked Vietnamese food.
Not the worst place to go for a ride
Friendly locals
Goodbye Mai Chau
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