Heading towards the Pass in Da Nang

Hai Van Pass Scooter Day Trip from Hoi An

May 31st 2016
Thanks to the "Top Gear Special on Vietnam" Tomas was set on wanting to follow their route up to the top of the Hai Van Pass. We hired a scooter from one of the many roadside offerings for just US$4 for the day and then about the same for a full tank of fuel. I had naive confidence in Tomas that he would be able to negotiate these treacherous roads but really, I think that it was more luck t ... read more

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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

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Eileen and Tomas

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Satisfying the strong spirit of carefree adventure that initially brought us together. We were backpackers when we met and we have never really got it out of our system, so we travel and we travel cheaply so that we can do it in preference to working and for as long and as often as possible. Exploring and embracing new experiences and feeling excitement at leaving behind a "normal life". You won't find us queueing up at any of the Disneyland style tourist attractions we like seeing how others live and embracing the authenticity of people and places. Life is way too short and a moment lo... full info

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