What a great place to cycle! VIETNAM!

Three wonderful weeks of pedalling along quiet roads through rice paddies being planted in the North and harvested in the South, and little villages. The villages were a hive of activity. The Vietnamese seem to grow, reap, prepare and eat an amazing (to us) array of food. The whole country is a "Garden of Eden". We ate like Kings and as cheap as chips. When stopping to take a photo of these activiites, we soon found ourselves inside the house laughing with the people. Never once did we feel intrusive or threatened by these happy people.

Such an old history too! Sightseeing was also included, cycling sometimes to see temples, pagodas, citadels, all over a thousand years old. Our guide was such a funny fellow who was proud of his country and people (nothing was too much trouble to him) and he made the history come alive.

Our bikes were new 21 speed Giant mountain bikes and we were supported by a back-up truck (come-mechanic) and an AC mini-bus. Cold bottled water was supplied constantly and yoghurt and bananas after each ride. Our hotels were in the centre of the cities and were all 4 1/2 star standard (with Western toilets) That's good news for some!

Do we recommend this trip? Definitely YES! Put it on your list of things to do.

Barbara and Bob Gray
TRAVELINDOCHINA small group journeys Cycling Vietnam 19 days

[These are just a handful of the 491 terrific photos on the cd that Bob and Barb passed on to use! What to choose?!!! Bob and Barb if there are any others you'd like included let us know the photo number and we'll add them!]