Motorbiking Vietnam


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August 9th 2003
Published: August 9th 2003
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So there I was, sitting in my apartment trying to figure out what to do with my 1 week vacation from teaching english in Daegu, South Korea. Most of my fellow english teachers had all gone to Thailand, and gave it rave reviews but I wanted to do something a little off the beaten path. So I started looking on the internet for tours, and stumbled upon Motorbiking Vietnam, and was instantly sold. A ... Read Full Entry



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ChildrenChildren
Children

Children on the road as we drove by. I stopped to take a picture, and gave them some gum.
Boy on Water BuffaloBoy on Water Buffalo
Boy on Water Buffalo

A young boy rides a Water Buffalo.
RiverRiver
River

Beautiful scenery.
The Road to SapaThe Road to Sapa
The Road to Sapa

Great picture with the valley and the road we came up on in the background.
HutHut
Hut

Hut on stilts in Vietnam.
The PeakThe Peak
The Peak

Me in front of a peak on the way up to Sapa. After the picture Martin told me we'd be looking down on that peak later.
SapaSapa
Sapa

The view from my hotel room door in Sapa.
Street VendorStreet Vendor
Street Vendor

This young girl spoke english pretty well. I felt bad and gave her some money after taking her picture, she saw me later on and gave me a bracelet.
Red ZaoRed Zao
Red Zao

Another minority tribe in Vietnam was the Red Zao. Their clothing differs from the black hamong.
Bracelet GirlBracelet Girl
Bracelet Girl

We sat down to eat lunch, and these young girls surrounded us trying to sell us stuff. They spoke english pretty well.
NegotiationsNegotiations
Negotiations

Martin negotiating to get his wallet back.
White BoyWhite Boy
White Boy

White boy alert!
Bye Bye SapaBye Bye Sapa
Bye Bye Sapa

On the way to Lao Cai to catch the train back to Hanoi. We put our bikes in neutral, shut off the engines and rolled down the whole way.
Back in HanoiBack in Hanoi
Back in Hanoi

Arriving back in Hanoi at 6am and unloading our bikes.
Halong BayHalong Bay
Halong Bay

One of the many tour boats in Halong Bay



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