Ha ha, I know about greasing palms but I'm getting older and like to try and do the right thing. I have a valid Vietnamese motorbike...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Border crossing at Po Y - Vietnam into Laos on motorbikes. in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Border crossing at Po Y - Vietnam into Laos on motorbikes. in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Can you get a Laos driver's license at the border too?
2 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vietnamese coffee in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
The condensed milk is the magic ingredient.
6 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called motorbiking- Northeast itineraries? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Do you guys have a license? If you're on Honda Wave's, best prepare your backsides for some punishment....
26 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Weather and Pollution in vietnam in June in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Expect some afternoon downpours in Hanoi, hopefully no floods. If you're just passing through, I wouldn't worry too much about air...
26 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Hanoi and scams in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Best to get your hotel to pre-arrange a taxi so there's someone at the airport waiting for you. Second option is to walk out of the...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vietname, Cambodia, Thailand - Thoughts? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Personally, I'd skip Hanoi that time of year, it's usually cold and wet - not what you want on a holiday. Stick to the south of Vietnam,...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mopeds wanted for Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
No one is slagging anyone off. Jealous? Spoken like a true bike tourer - a breed that puts themselves at the top of the traveler's food...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Visiting Hoa Lu and Trang An in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
The bus ought to get you there in one piece - nothing is very safe in Vietnam. However, I'd take the bus again....
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Mopeds wanted for Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Traveling from Saigon to Hanoi by motorbike might seem a cool thing to do but how cool is it when you're lying on the road with blood...
about 1 month ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Visiting Hoa Lu and Trang An in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I think Gia Bat is the one to go for, not sure about other bus stations having buses to Ninh Binh....
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called South East Asia: 3 to 4 weeks in August. Where to go? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
It's peak tourist season for the locals so you won't be alone but as long as you miss the places with the big arrows pointing to them in...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Visiting Hoa Lu and Trang An in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I went to Hoa Lu a while back. Firstly, Giap Bat is quite a ways from town. When you get to Ninh Binh, you can get your guesthouse to pick...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called South East Asia: 3 to 4 weeks in August. Where to go? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I'm taking a month off in August too and I'm faced with the same issues of weather and peak season for tourism. The places you've mentioned...
2 months ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Bali to Flores in August in the Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula Branch
From what I've read, it might be hard to get a ticket the next day or two from Bali out east in August. To save waiting around Bali, I...
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