Phong Nha Hotel Dong Hoi
, Quang Binh Dong Hoi, Vietnam
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Quy Nhon
... turn and slowly began to get closer and closer. The funny thing is that even the locals didn't seem to know how to get to it and they argued between themselves about it. At the end a nice woman lead us on her motorbike through some tiny paths to the bottom of a hill. She said from there we could walk to the top. After checking the climb through some dense forest we decided not to hike up and instead to head back for food. As ...
Caves and Rain
... they've only been discovered or opened to tourism really. Quite incredible to think these natural wonders, tens of thousands of years old are only just being discovered in the 21st century! The biggest cave in the world here was discovered in 2009, but unfortunately is not suitable to visit at present until the wet season has subsided in another month or so.
We arrived in the morning and immediately joined a group going on ...
Trekking to Son Doong cave
... and sharp and slippery and dangerous downhill, we used rope for going down the steep than 100 m, dim space with sounds chillingly from the waterfall inside the cave, from inside the cave with fog blowing steam into it difficult to have the pictures, our head light can beams to 200m but as here, the distance shortened considerably. ...
The Motorcycle Chronicles - Vinh Moc to Phong Nha
... diving into every direction, it was easy to become disorientated in this giant rabbit hole. Although the tunnels remained cool now, I could easily imagine how stale and stagnant the air would become with a whole community confined to this alien world. For me it was the silence on the limestone that was most haunting especially as the temperamental electrical lights cut out, leaving the tunnels in complete darkness. It is no ...
Bring on the numb bums!!!
... at our stop offs. Food followed at the only western place in the town run by a kiwi lady, we had beef and prawns.... mmmmmmm.
At the outset this was a daunting day mainly due to our previous experience of spending a whole day in the saddle. Turns out, providing the scenery is good, the bike behaves and there are no dramas, travelling along the central Vietnam coast can be a super duper experience... Nha Trang tomorrow... a mere 200km away, ...


