Viet Tri to Sapa February 27th 2008 So for cyclists:
Viet Tri>Yen Binh 88.5km 15.4km/hr 5:44:38 generally rough road mostly flat. hotels avail.
Yen Binh>Pho Rang 101km 13.5km/hr 7:29:57 road improving
gradual climbing hotels avail.
Pho Rang>Lao Cai 90km 14km/hr
6:30:00 we took alternate route which was very nice-good road up and down. Lots of hotels. Sent our Vietnam map home so will update later with more info. on thi ... read more
Asia » Vietnam The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
Hi, my name is Chris. I started this blog with my partner at the time Georgette as a way to document our trip to China by bike. Both of us being cyclists at home in Canada to some degree(me as a recreational mountain biker and G as a commuter) and both avid travellers, we put the two together for a short trip to Cuba and our love affair with cycle touring was born! We then both went on to solo trips of Morocco. We had kept photo records and journals but wanted a way for our friend's and families to keep track of our travels and we found this site suited us well. At the same time we figure... full info