After a brief visit to Phenom Penh, I began a temple run across Cambodia. A few hours of dirt roads away from the capital was the Preah Kahn temple complex. This was a very remote site and sees very few visitors. Upon arrival I found nobody working at the ticket booth so I decided to … More The Temple Run!
I chose to take the seaside cliff road out of Dalat and down to Mui Ne. Supposedly there was a remote sand dune beach along this road so I decided that I would try and find it. The road ended up being right in the middle of the dunes and soon became non existent and … More Beaches, Breakdowns, and Bungalows…
Chistmas was spent in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The city contained lots of tourisity things to do but my favorite was the COPE Center, which contained lots of information about unexploded ordinance (UXO) all over Laos and the devastation they have caused to the rural communities. The COPE Center was established to help victims … More “Slowly” headed North through Laos…
After spending a few weeks in Southern Laos, we decided to power through a few hundred kilometers of central Laos which contained nothing particularly interesting. We arrived in the town of Thakhek, the starting point of the well known Thakhek Loop, a 500km scenic loop around North Central Laos. Just a few kilometers out of … More The Thakhek Loop
The Attapeu Province contained the Bolaven Plateau, a massive mesa that was the only feature to rise out of the flat grasslands covering the rest of the province. Taking a road around the eastern edge of the plateau showed the distinct difference between the flat plains to the east and rocky jungle cliff to the … More The Southern Swing of Laos…
After 80 days and 4,646km (2,885 miles) driven in Vietnam, it’s time to say goodbye for now! Only 100 kilometers separated us from the border crossing but for some reason Eleanor just wasn’t ready to leave Vietnam. On a long twisty uphill road, Eleanor’s rear sprocket and chain decided to fail. I attempted to make … More Crossing to a New Frontier…
The Vin Moc Tunnels were created by the Vietnamese Army to house soldiers and town people in an attempt to protect them from American bombings. We crawled through thousands of feet of hand dug maze like tunnels constructed back in the 1960’s. This three story underground complex had 14 entrances and dozens of rooms meant … More Coastal Towns…
The first destination south of Hanoi was Ninh Binh, a small town about 150km away. During my time on Cat Ba Island, I met Emily, another American from Colorado who had the same plan of traveling down to southern Vietnam. We decided to join forces and hit the road starting from Hanoi. She had just purchased … More Climbing, Caves, and Chaos…
For the next 4 days we traveled though the Ha Giang province, a territory that many travelers don’t visit due to the length is time it takes to navigate the mountain roads. Being on a motorbike though, this has probably been the best place to visit so far. I stayed in another stilt house homestay … More Ha Giang Province…
As I left Ban Lac, I felt a little more confident traveling by myself at this point. I had managed to survive almost a full day on my own knowing only two words of Vietnamese! Hello – “Xin Chau” and thank you – “Cam On”. I wanted to make a push for the north to … More Pushing North…
Adam Across Asia 