Hanoi to Ha Giang Sleeper Bus
How to take the bus from the capital to the far north…
Ghost Road in the West | Motorbike Guide
Deserted roads & outstanding scenery on the western frontier with Laos…
Lam Son Loop | Motorbike Guide
Empty backroads through the lush landscapes of Lê Lợi’s homeland, one of the greatest warriors in Vietnamese history…
Binh Lieu Border Loop | Motorbike Guide
Extraordinary roads & mountain scenery in a seldom-explored region bordering China…
Trans-Northern Belt Road: QL279
Traversing the breadth of the nation from east to west at its widest & most mountainous point, QL279 is an historic 937km route…
The Muong Long Loop | Nghe An Motorbike Guide
A spectacular circuit of the nation’s biggest province, the Muong Long Loop is a motorbike route to rival any other in Vietnam for scenery & adventure…
Tuyen Quang Magic ‘8’ Loop | Motorbike Guide
A figure-of-eight loop on back-roads through quintessential northern landscapes not far from Hanoi…
Motorbiking Northern Vietnam | 13 Routes
In the north, the mountains are higher, the passes loftier & the scenery is more majestic than anywhere else in Vietnam….
The Northeast by Motorbike: 5 Routes & Loops
A bucolic corner of Vietnam, the Northeast is a garden of rice fields, forests, lakes & rivers ambling through limestone corridors. This guide focuses on 5 motorbike loops on meandering back-roads & freshly-sealed highways through three provinces: Cao Bang, Lang Son & Bac Kan…
The Extreme Northwest Loop: Motorbike Guide
Straddling the Chinese & Lao borders, the extreme northwest of Vietnam is one of the least travelled & most remote regions of the entire country. Mountain roads carve a circuitous course between Lao Cai, Sapa, and Dien Bien Phu, running perilously close to the infamous Golden Triangle….
High Roads: Ha Giang→Ba Be Lake→Cao Bang | 3 Routes
The roads between the northern provinces of Ha Giang & Cao Bang travel through some of the most spectacular & remote regions of Vietnam. Here are three highly scenic (but not always easy) motorbike routes linking Ha Giang, Ba Be Lake & Cao Bang….
Sapa-Y Ty Scenic Motorbike Loop
Sapa’s dramatic mountainous landscape continues north of town, via Y Ty Village, all the way to the Chinese border. Several small roads penetrate deep into steep, terraced valleys & climb high above ferocious rivers creating a scenic loop….
VIDEO: The Northeast Motorbike Loop
One of my favourite corners of Vietnam, this is my film of riding the Northeast Loop by motorbike…
Borders & Back-Roads: Sapa to Ha Giang by Motorbike
Connecting two of the most mountainous provinces in Vietnam, this motorbike route straddles the Chinese border, passing through some of the remotest parts of the country…
Ha Giang Loop: Extreme North Motorbike Guide
Hà Giang is a mystical borderland that’s home to a legendary motorbike loop through otherworldly landscapes…
The Harvest Route: Mù Cang Chải
Every year, between September & October, the terraced rice fields of Mù Cang Chải, a rural district in northern Vietnam, put on a luminous show of picturesque harvest colours. I spectacular road runs through this region: I call it ‘The Harvest Route’….
Sapa-Sin Ho Scenic Motorbike Loop
Sapa and Sin Ho are two towns high up on the slopes of the Tonkinese Alps. They are connected by lofty mountain passes, offering grand scenery on a scale not seen anywhere else in Vietnam. This is an ideal scenic loop by motorbike…
Limestone Loops | Motorbike Guide
Ride 4 loops through limestone karst scenery & bamboo forests near the Vietnam-Laos border…