Me and my Russian Minsk

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Trip of a life time...

Russian Minsk motor bike.. Cruising at... well no idea they have no speedometer but it feels fast going down the hairpin mountain passes... Hanoi to Sapa via Lia Chau Son La Dien Bien Phu Hoa Binh.

Take your time... The roads are not great but also still fine.. But you will want to stop for photo after photo after photo.. The will get saddle sore so no need to rush.. Hotels are easy to find in most of the towns you pass.. 15$ average and that was for white-man with-our any local dialect who didn't even try to haggle.. What was great was to see the real vietnam of the north, without tourist without guides or craft shops without postcards.. Well apart from SAPA but by then we were happy for some home comforts.. What when you go as the weather can be hot or stinky hot or wet and hot.. Fill up a bottle of petrol for emergency. The old Russian bikes have no gauge.

Would do it all again in a minute..

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