Russian Chainsaws vs the North Western Vietnamese Mountains


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February 5th 2007
Published: February 7th 2007
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Belching smoke and with a high-revving high-pitch whine, the Minsk is a cast iron machine geared to challenge the unexplored territory hidden throughout northern Vietnam. Chiseled from steel, welded with rust and camouflaged in mud, the Minsk is the sweaty workhorse of Vietnam's rural economy. Seen hauling pigs, buffalos, lounge chairs, coffins, horses, and even full, occupied and bubbling fisht... Read Full Entry



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Just about to leave the train after getting our gear loaded...Just about to leave the train after getting our gear loaded...
Just about to leave the train after getting our gear loaded...

the only problem being that bikes are drained of petrol for safety before loading. So off we went pushing our bikes at 5am in the morning trying to find petrol in Hanoi ;)



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